Nepal is a country.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ( BIMSTEC ) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia . The Himalayan states are a group of countries straddling the Himalayan mountain range in Asia . Nepal . Nepal ( [ Nepālhelp = no ] } } [ neˈpal ] ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area .