Located in Asia between India, which borders Nepal on the West, South, and East and Tibet (we still like to think of Tibet separately from China) on the north. Close neighbors on the west include: Bangladesh and Bhutan.

The country's northern border is created by the Hymilayan Mountain range, which includes Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. 2003 was the 50th anniverisary of the first succerssful climb of the mountain by Sir Edmond Hillary

Geography Note: Nepal is landlocked strategically between Tibet (China) and India, and contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's tallest, which is located on Nepal's border with Tibet.

28^o 00^' N, 84^o 00^' E

Total: 140,800 sq km / 54,363 sq miles
Water: 4,000 sq km / 1,544 sq miles
Land: 147,181 sq km / 45,633 sq miles

(Nepal is about the size of the State of Arkansas.)

Total: 2,926 km / 1,1814 miles
Borders: China 1,236 km /766 miles, India 1,690 km / 653 miles

(No Coastline, Nepal is "landlocked".)