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Economic Indicator: Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Nepalese Rupee
Currency Symbol: NPR
Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Agriculture - products: pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat
Land use: arable land: 16.07% permanent crops: 0.85% other: 83.08% (2005)
Irrigated land: 11,680 sq km (2008)
Total renewable water resources: 210.2 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 10.18 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%) per capita: 375 cu m/yr (2000)