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There are a few small countries all around the world, (0) WHICH were formed by accidents in history. One (1) ............ country is Nepal, which is a little country in the Himalayan mountains in Northern India. It actually borders China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, and it's (2) ............ of the smallest sovereign states in the world. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and (3) ............ largest city. It is a nation with people from many other places, and Nepali is the official language, although Hindi, (4) ............ is the official language of India, is widely spoken. The territory of Nepal has a recorded history dating (5) ............ to the Neolithic age. The name Nepal comes (6) ............ the era which founded Hinduism, which is the main religion of the country. It was never colonised by the British, but served (7) ............ a barrier between China and India. In the 20th century, Nepal decided to become friends with other countries, and made strong ties with regional powers. Nepal was the world's last Hindu monarchy (8) ............ 2008, when it became a republic.