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The two triangular sections of Nepal's national flag are designed to symbolize which natural feature?
Answer
Mountain peaks
Nepal's flag consists of two stacked pennant-shaped triangles, a design chosen specifically to represent the towering peaks of the Himalayas that dominate the country's landscape.
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Nepal's flag is the world's only non-rectangular national flag, deliberately designed as two stacked triangles to represent two mountain peaks.
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- Ocean waves
- Desert dunes
- River deltas
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