Landesstatistik       Goverment: Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy     Population: 24 million, of which 1 million live in the Kathmandu valley     Capital: Kathmandu     Official language: Nepali     Religion: Hindu and Buddhist     Per capita income: USD 250,- p.a.     Life expectancy: 59 years     Adequate hygienic conditions: 28 percent     Literacy rate, adults: 40.4 percent (women 22.8 percent)     Underweight children up to 5 years: 47 percent     Infant mortality rate (children up to 5 years): 91 in 1,000 live births     Facts on the Situation of Nepalese Children, as at 2002     Out of 100 children: 86 live in rural villages. 14 live in cities. 40 belong to extremely poor families. 48 are malnourished. 80 go to school, but only 51 complete primary education.     In Nepal 41 percent of the total population are younger than 16 years. 27,000 children die of diarrhoea per year. there is only one paediatric hospital nationwide. there is only one paediatrician per 100,000 children. 52 percent of the population do not have a toilet. 2.6 million children are forced into child labour. approx. 5,000 children live on the street. approx. 12,000 women and children are abducted and taken to India every year. 91 in 1,000 children die before reaching their 5th birthday. In most cases, this is down to gastro-intestinal or respiratory infections due to poor hygienic conditions and malnutrition.     Effective Action and Help for the Children! Future for Nepal's Children e.V. collated this information with the greatest care.