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Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of ___MASK79___ . ___MASK80___ million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . Sikkim is a northeastern state of India . It borders China in its north and east , Bhutan in its east , Nepal in its west and the Indian state of West Bengal in its south . Sikkim is also located close to the Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh . Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states . A part of the Eastern Himalaya , Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity , including alpine and subtropical climates , as well as being a host to Kanchenjunga , the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth . Sikkim ' s capital and largest city is Gangtok . Almost ___MASK43___ % of the state is covered by the Khangchendzonga National Park . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK62___ . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Muna Madan ( Nepali :      ) is a short epic narrating the tragic story of Muna & Madan written by Nepalese poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota and one of the most popular works in Nepali literature . Just before his death in ___MASK81___ he made his famous statement , " It would be all right if all my works were burned , except for " Muna Madan "." It is the most commercially successful Nepali book ever published . Kathmandu ( Nepali pronunciation : ) is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , the largest Himalayan state in Asia . It is the largest metropolis in Nepal , with a population of ___MASK62___ . ___MASK80___ million in the city proper , and 5 million in its urban agglomeration across the Kathmandu Valley , which includes the towns of Lalitpur , Kirtipur , Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur . Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region . Laxmi Prasad Devkota ( ___MASK51___ November ___MASK65___  ___MASK41___ ) was a Nepali poet , : playwright , and novelist . Honoured with the title of " Maha Kavi " in Nepali literature , Devkota is by and large regarded as the greatest poet in the history of Nepal and Nepali language . Some of his popular works include " Muna Madan ", " Kunjini ", and " Sakuntala ." Laxmi Prasad Devkota ( Nepali :                  ) ; November ___MASK51___ , ___MASK65___ -- September 14 , ___MASK81___ ) was a Nepali poet , playwright . Devkota is regarded as the greatest poet the Nepal and Nepali language and is honoured by the title of Maha Kavi ( `` The Great Poet '' ) in Nepali literature . His notable works are Muna Madan , Kunjini , Sakuntal . The Nepali language evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali literature since most early scholars wrote in San skrit . It is however possible to roughly divide Nepali literature into five periods . Sanskrit ( English pronunciation :; written in Devanagari script ; : or ', originally ', " refined speech ") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and " Mahyna " Buddhism , a philosophical language in Hinduism , Jainism , Buddhism and Sikhism . It was also a literary language that was in use as a " lingua franca " in ancient and medieval South Asia . It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo - Aryan , originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto - Indo - Iranian and Proto - Indo - European . Today it is listed as one of the ___MASK34___ scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand . As one of the oldest Indo - European languages for which substantial written documentation exists , Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo - European studies . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over ___MASK62___ . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over ___MASK34___ provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower .