Nepal Official Title: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal General Information: Capital Kathmandu Population (million) 28.827n/a Total Area 147,181 km² Currency 1 CAN$=88.887 Nepalese Rupee (NPR) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday Democracy Day, 24 April; Constitution Day, 19 Sept. Language(s) Nepali, dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects. Political Information: Type of State Federal Democratic Republic Type of Government Bicameral federal legislature that consists of the National Assembly (Upper House) and the House of Representatives (Lower House). The House of Representatives has 275 members; 165 elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected Bilateral Product trade through a proportional electoral system. The National Assembly has 59 members; 8 are Canada - Nepal elected from each of the 7 states by an electoral college of each state, and 3 are appointed by 180 the President on the recommendation of the government. 160 140 Balance 120 100 Can. Head of State Head of Government Exports 80 President Prime Minister 60 Can. Imports Bidhya Devi Bhandari Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Millions 40 Total 20 Trade 0 Ministers: Deputy PM and Defense: Ishwor Pokharel -20 Foreign Affairs: Pradeep Kumar Gyawali 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Industry, Commerce & Supplies: Lekhraj Bhatta Federal Affairs and General Administration: Hridayesh Tripathi Main Political Parties Canadian Imports Nepal Communist Party (NCP); Nepali Congress (NC); Rastriya Janata Party Nepal; from: Nepal Samajwadi Party, Nepal Textiles Prod. Food Prod. Dress Access. Chemical Prod. Veg. Prod. M isc. Articles Elections: Last:n/a 26 November 2017 (national), and 7 December 2017 (provincial) 2020 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Nepal Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $45.35n/a $2,162.38 to: Nepal GDP per capita: $1,573.15n/a $56,945.03 Veg. Prod. GDP Growth rate: (%) -1.88n/a -5.40 Inflation: (%) 6.15n/a 0.72 Animal & Prod. Unemployment: (%) n/a 9.60 Chemical Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Food Prod. Canadian Exports: $144,493,667n/a Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. Canadian Imports: $11,027,446n/a M ach. M ech. Elec. 2020 Prod. Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment in country n/a (million) Sources: Representation: Statistics/Industry Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Foreign Representation in Canada IMF Ambassador Bhrigu Dhungana http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Nadir PATEL May 2021 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/nepal.aspx?lang=eng.