A teardrop-shaped island that produces tea so good you forgive it for the six-syllable capital city.
Fun fact: Sri Lanka elected the world's first female head of state, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in 1960.
Somehow squeezed eight of the world's ten tallest mountains into a space not much bigger than England.
Fun fact: Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular.