South Asia’s Nepal, formally known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal[b], is a landlocked nation. It encompasses portions of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in addition to the Himalayas. It shares boundaries with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, India to the south, east, and west, and Bangladesh to the north. The Siliguri Corridor separates it from Bangladesh, while the Indian state of Sikkim separates it from Bhutan. Nepal is home to eight of the ten highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, as well as lush plains and subalpine wooded hills. The major city and capital of the country is Kathmandu. With Nepali as its official language, Nepal is a multilingual, multiethnic, multireligious, and multicultural nation.