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Nepal . Nepal ( [ Nepālhelp = no ] } } [ neˈpal ] ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal is a developing nation , ranking 144th on the Human Development Index ( HDI ) in 2016 .