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  2. Flag of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The national flag of Nepal [a] is the world's only non-rectangular flag which is used as both the state and civil flag of a sovereign country. [2] The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants, known as a double-pennon. Its crimson red is the symbol of bravery and it also represents the color ...

  3. Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape. [325] The constitution contains instructions for a Geometric Construction of the double-pennant flag. [326] According to its official description, the crimson in the flag stands for victory in war or courage, and is also the colour of the rhododendron. The ...

  4. National symbols of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Nepal. The national flag of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको झण्डा) is the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag. [2] The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.

  5. List of aspect ratios of national flags - Wikipedia

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    The proportions were the same before 2011: 1:2 for the national flag (a solid green flag) and 2:3 for the naval ensign. Pan-Arab colours. Liechtenstein: 3:5 (1.667) [54] Lithuania: 3:5 (1.667) Naval ensign and jack: 1:2 Officially specified in the Law on the National Flag and Other Flags. [55] [Note 2] Luxembourg: 3:5 (1.667) Civil ensign: 5:7

  6. History of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A map of the Himalayan region forcefully annexed by Gorkha Kings around 1768 as per the book published in 1819 by Francis Hamilton M. D. named "An Account of the Kingdom of Nepal and the Territories annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha". Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multiracial, multicultural, multi-religious, and multilingual country.

  7. Emblem of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile Terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of Rhododendron (the national flower) also called Lali Guransh (लाली गुराँश). Atop this is a white ...

  8. Outline of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Outline of Nepal. Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia. The country is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. The Himalayas in the country's northern region has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.

  9. Mahendra of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Mahendra of Nepal. Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव), (11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the ninth King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972, which was due to a heart attack, as told in an interview by his personal physician Dr. Mrigendra Raj Pandey.