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Detailed explanation-1: -Nepal is the only country in the world that does not have a square or rectangular national flag. Nepal’s national flag is in a triangle shape. Nepal’s flag is a combination of two single pennons. It was adopted on 16 December 1962.

Detailed explanation-2: -The national flag of Nepal is the world’s only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country’s national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nepal is the only country in the modern world that does not have a rectangular national flag. It is crimson with blue borders and incorporates stylized symbols of the sun and moon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why is Nepal’s flag such a unique shape? The triangular design of modernised Nepal’s Flag represents mountains. Those triangles also represent two big religions in Nepal-Hinduism and Buddhism. Also, the country’s flag has remained the same for quite a long period.