on;
Communist countries (1970-89), $286 million

Currency: 1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa

Exchange rates: Nepalese rupees (NRs) per US$1 - 49.884 (January
1995), 49.398 (1994), 48.607 (1993), 42.742 (1992), 37.255 (1991),
29.370 (1990)

Fiscal year: 16 July - 15 July

@Nepal:Transportation

Railroads:
total: 101 km; note - all in Terai close to Indian border
narrow gauge: 101 km 0.762-m gauge

Highways:
total: 7,400 km
paved: 3,000 km
unpaved: 4,400 km

Ports: none

Airports:
total: 44
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 28
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 10

@Nepal:Communications

Telephone system: 50,000 telephones (1990); poor telephone and
telegraph service; fair radio communication service
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: international radio communication service is fair; 1
INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 88, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios: NA

Television:
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: NA

@Nepal:Defense Forces

Branches: Royal Nepalese Army, Royal Nepalese Army Air Service,
Nepalese Police Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 5,163,703; males fit for
military service 2,682,284; males reach military age (17) annually
247,978 (1995 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $36 million, 1.2% of
GDP (FY92/93)

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NETHERLANDS

@Netherlands:Geography

Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and
Germany

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 37,330 sq km
land area: 33,920 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Land boundaries: total 1,027 km, Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km

Coastline: 451 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

Terrain: mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some
hills in southeast

Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, fertile soil

Land use:
arable land: 26%
permanent crops: 1%
meadows and pastures: 32%
forest and woodland: 9%
other: 32%

Irrigated land: 5,500 sq km (1989 est.)