3  The group submitted its report in 2010. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  45 million people or about 3.8 per cent of the total population of the country (source: Population Census, 2011). •  The forest cover of the NER accounted for more than 50 per cent of its total geographical area.
•  More than 80 per cent of the population lives in the rural areas while the remaining 20 per cent in urban areas.