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Every other nation on Earth flies a rectangle. Nepal's flag is built from two overlapping pennants defined by a constitutional geometry lesson, not a…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 14, 2026
Look at the flags of all 195 sovereign nations recognised at the United Nations and you will find exactly one that refuses to be a rectangle. Nepal's national flag is built from two overlapping pennants, stacked triangle on triangle, and its exact shape is…
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Crimson red, the field colour, is also the colour of Nepal's national flower, the rhododendron that blazes across the mid-hills every spring, and is read locally as a colour of courage. The blue border stands for peace. Above, the moon's eight visible points…
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