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What is the only country in the world that has a non-rectangular national flag?
Answer
Nepal
Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not a quadrilateral — it consists of two stacked pennants forming a double-pennon shape. All other sovereign nation flags are rectangular or square.
💡 Did you know?
Nepal's flag is so uniquely shaped that its precise geometry is actually written into the country's constitution, including exact mathematical instructions for drawing it.
Other options people guess
- Bhutan
- Switzerland
- Vatican City
Topics
- flags
- nepal
- geography
- world-records
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