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Capital: Kathmandu
Administrative division: 75 districts
Total population: 26,494504 (2011 census)
Literacy rate: 65.9% (M=75.1%; F=57.4%)
Political
Federal Democratic Republic
Geography
Landlocked country
Three physiographic areas: Mountain, Hill and Terai (lowland).Eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth Mount Everest is in Nepal.
Social
Hindu: 81.34%
Buddhist: 9.04%
Muslim: 4.39%
Others: 3.81%
Christian: 1.42%
Economy
Agriculture: 40%
Industry:22%
Services:37%
CARE International in Nepal
Overview • Operational in Nepal
since 1978• CARE Nepal is currently
implementing 11 projects in 45 out of 75 districts in the country
• Working modality: Partnership with national and local NGOs, federations/networks, and Community Based Organizations
Core programmes• Women’s Empowerment
(Violence against women & girls, reproductive health rights, economic empowerment)
• Natural Resources Environment/Livelihood
(Livelihood, DRR, Climate Change)
Focus Population• Landless, Dalits, Janajatis,
Kamaiyas, Haliyas, People living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, Conflict- & Disaster-Affected People
• Women , children and youth cut across all the categories
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