* Population: 28.2 million (UN, 2007)* Capital: Kathmandu*Area: 147,181 sq. km. (56,827 sq. miles)* Major language: Nepali* Major religions: Hinduism (official), Buddhism* Life expectancy: 63 years (men), 64 years (women) (UN)* Monetary unit: Nepalese rupee* Main exports: Carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain* GNI per capita: US $290 (World Bank, 2006)* Internet domain: .np* International dialling code: +977courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com SERRV partners in Nepal: Association for Craft Producers, Get Paper Cooperative, Kumbeshwar Technical School, Mahaguthi, Crafts with a Conscience