Nepal
Nepal , country of Asia , lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges . It is a landlocked country located between India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north. Its territory extends roughly 500 miles (800 kilometres) from east to west and 90 to 150 miles from north to south. The capital is Kathmandu . Nepal Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Himalayas The Himalayas, northern Nepal. © Marta/Fotolia BRITANNICA QUIZ Get to Know Asia Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia are just a few places where you might travel to get a taste for new cultues, cuisines, and languages. Sort out the facts in this quiz all about the diverse countries and cities around Asia. Nepal, long under the rule of hereditary prime ministers favouring a policy of isolation, remained closed to the outside world until a palace revolt in 1950 restored the crown’s authority in 1951; the country gaine...