[Image of a map of Mount Everest and the surrounding countries]
Legend
* Red line: International boundary
* Blue line: River
* Green line: Road
* Black line: Hiking trail
* Nepal
* Capital: Kathmandu
* Population: 28.9 million
* Area: 147,181 km²
* Mount Everest is located in the northeastern part of Nepal.
* China
* Capital: Beijing
* Population: 1.4 billion
* Area: 9.6 million km²
* Mount Everest is located in the western part of China, on the border with Nepal.
* Tibet
* Autonomous region of China
* Population: 3.2 million
* Area: 1.2 million km²
* Mount Everest is located in the southern part of Tibet.
Distances
* Kathmandu (Nepal) to Mount Everest: 175km
* Beijing (China) to Mount Everest: 2,030 km
* Lhasa (Tibet) to Mount Everest: 1,250 km
