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The world's only non-rectangular national flag

There are no written rules about what a national flag should look like. That is why we can observe truly original designs with different number of stripes, colours and additional elements. However, all of them share one characteristic: they have a rectangular shape.

Well, actually not all of them. There is a sovereign country whose flag doesn't follow the pattern: Nepal. If you have played Kobadoo Flags before you are probably familiar with it.


This beautiful flag is a combination of two pennons used in the past by rival branches of the ruling dynasty. The red colour is a symbol of bravery of Nepali people and it is also the colour of Nepal's national flower: rhododendron. The blue border represents peace and harmony.

The crescent moon on the top pennon symbolizes the coldness near Himalayas and the pure spirit of Nepali people; whereas the sun represents the heat of the southern provinces and the fierceness of the locals.