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Nepal is involved with basically two issues concerning migration. One consists of migrant workers employed mostly in India. In this flow there are also reports of trafficking of women for prostitution.
The other issue concerns the presence of approximately 100,000 refugees, members of the Nepali-speaking Lhotshampa community, who were evicted from Bhutan in 1990. The two governments have not yet found a solution to this issue, in spite of repeated negotiation.

SOCIAL INDICATORS

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Human Development Index Rank (1999) 144 Growth Rate of GDP, 1999 3.3
Gender Development Index Rank (1999) 121 Per Capita GNP (US$), 1998 210
Population (m) 1999 22 Changes in Consumer Prices, 1999 12.7
Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 1999 4.4 Balance of Trade ($ million), 1999 -753
Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 58/58 Balance of Payment on Current Acc.  (% GDP), 1999 -3.5
Secondary Education (% age group) 1995 38 Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1998 9
Percent of population below poverty (1996) 42 External Debt Outstanding ($ million), 1998 2,463