Nepal

Country in Southern Asia

Nepal is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Kathmandu. About 29.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 52nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 147,181 km², it is the 93rd largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by China and India.

Nepal at a glance

Capital: Kathmandu
Population (2025): 29.6 million
Area: 147,181 km²
Density: 201 per km²
Official language: Nepali
Currency: Nepalese rupee
People: Nepalese
Calling code: +977
Internet domain: .np
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Nepal?

How Nepal compares

Population rank

52nd of 195

20th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

93rd of 195

27th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

201 per km²

More crowded than 74% of countries

Similar in size: Bangladesh (147,570 km²).
Similar population: Cameroon (29.9 million).
Nepal is the only place that uses the Nepalese rupee.
Nepali is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Nepal

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Nepal in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Nepal

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Nepal so far, from 107 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

55% right

85th hardest of 176 · 80 answers

Its flag

74% right

59th hardest of 145 · 27 answers

Players find Nepal on the map in 55% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Bhutan.
Players recognise the flag of Nepal in 74% of tries.

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Countries that border Nepal

Nepal borders 2 countries: China and India.

Quick quiz: Nepal

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1. Which is the flag of Nepal?
2. What is the capital of Nepal?
3. Which of these borders Nepal?

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Questions about Nepal

Is Nepal a country?

Yes. Nepal is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Nepal?

The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.

Which countries border Nepal?

Nepal borders 2 countries: China and India.

How many countries border Nepal?

2. Nepal shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Nepal?

Nepal covers 147,181 km², about the same size as Bangladesh (147,570 km²).

Is Nepal hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Nepal in 55% of 80 tries, 85th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Bhutan.

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