Nepal is a continent.
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 . South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east .