Nepal, [a] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, [b] is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

South Asia is politically divided into nine autonomous countries: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Iran, and the Maldives. The region covers roughly 3,218,688 square kilometers and has a population of more than 1.99 billion, nearly a quarter of the global population.

3 days ago · Nepal, country of Asia, lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges. It is a landlocked country located between India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north.

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Oct 15, 2022 · Nepal is a country in the Himalayas, and shares borders with India to the south, east, and west, and China (Tibet) to the north. Being part of the Indian Subcontinent, Nepal is considered to be in the region of South Asia.

Jan 8, 2024 · Nepal, a landlocked country in South Asia, spans an area of approximately 147,516 km 2 (56,956 mi 2). It sits wedged between two powerful countries, sharing its northern border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region and its other borders with …

Nov 6, 2017 · The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country located in Southern Asia. It is the largest sovereign Himalayan state with a population of about 26.4 million people. Nepal covers a total of 147,181 square kilometers.

Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia with China in the north and India in the south, east and west. The country occupies 147,516 sq. km of land and lies between coordinates approximately 28°N and 84°E. Nepal falls in the temperate zone north of the Tropic of Cancer.

Destination Nepal, a Nations Online country profile of the former kingdom in the Himalayas in South Asia. The landlocked, mountainous nation borders the Indian states of Uttarakhand in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the south, Bihar in the southeast and West Bengal and Sikkim in the east.

Nepal, known officially as the State of Nepal, is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia. It is a culturally rich kingdom with eight of the world's highest mountains.