Nepal , authoritatively the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,[9] is a nation situated in South Asia. With a territory of 147,181 square kilometers (56,827 sq mi) and a populace of roughly 27 million,[2] Nepal is the world's 93rd biggest nation by area[10] and the 41st most crowded nation. It is a landlocked nation situated along the Himalayas and flanked toward the north by China and toward the south, east, and west by India. Nepal is isolated from Bangladesh by the restricted Indian Siliguri Corridor and from Bhutan by the Indian condition of Sikkim. Kathmandu is the country's capital city and biggest city.
The precipitous north of Nepal has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the most astounding point on Earth, Mount Everest . More than 250 tops more than 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above ocean level are situated in Nepal.[11] The southern Terai area is fruitful and damp.
Hinduism is drilled by around 81.3% of Nepalis, the most astounding rate of any nation. Buddhism is connected truly with Nepal and is drilled by 9% of its kin, trailed by Islam at 4.4%, Kiratism 3.1%, Christianity 1.4%,[2] and animism 0.4%.[12] An expansive bit of the populace, particularly in the slope locale, might recognize themselves as both Hindu and Buddhist, which can be credited to the syncretic way of both beliefs in Nepal.[13]
