Ne ‧ pal /nɪˈpɔːl/ BrE AmE
a country in southern Asia, in the Himalayan mountains, north of India and south of China. Population: 29,519,114 (2008). Capital: Kathmandu. Nepal is a place where tourists who want to go walking and climbing in the mountains go.
—Nepalese /ˌnepəˈliːz◂/ noun , adjective