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  • Population......................................................................27,676,547 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................2.2% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................31.45 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate................................................9.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.......Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others (1995)

Nepal's Dependence on Exporting Labor
David Seddon of the University of East Anglia explains why so many Nepalis have migrated and why the government was slow to realize migration's benefits.
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