Premise: Kathmandu ( [ ˌkɑːtmɑːnˈduː ] काठमाडौं , Nepali pronunciation : [ kɑʈʰmɑɳɖu ] ) is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , the largest Himalayan state in Asia . Nepal . Nepal ( [ Nepālhelp = no ] } } [ neˈpal ] ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . Kathmandu is the nation 's capital and largest city . Modern Nepal is a federal secular parliamentary republic . Nepal is a developing nation , ranking 144th on the Human Development Index ( HDI ) in 2016 .
Hypothesis: Nepal is a place.
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