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some nifty flag facts

Nepal's flag is shaped like a double triangle, the only flag of its kind in the world.


The 'Union Jack' in Australia's flag is representative of the country's link to Great Britain.


A triangular flag is called a pennant. Pennants are ubiquitous as baseball tournaments.


While red is used for winds up to 87 kph, red and black flags are used for storm and hurricane warnings.


Both Monaco and Indonesia have the same national flag, red and white horizontal bicolours.


Flags have been used for signalling people at a distance. This form of communication was used by the Romans!


The Field - The Field is the background colour of the flag


The side of the flag that attaches to the pole or the halyard is called the hoist or heading.


It’s a criminal offence to mutilate or burn the national flag


The first province to adopt its own flag was Quebec


Switzerland and the Vatican City are the only two countries with square flags


Nepal's flag is shaped like two stacked triangles, representing the Himalaya Mountains and the two religions of Hinduism and Buddhism


Nutmeg appears on Grenada's national flag. 2.bp.blogspot.com/_uZF54XN1-d8/S…


The African country Mozambique's flag features an AK-47. To symbolise defense and vigilance


The country Lybia has the only flag with one solid colour. Green


The most common animal on a flag is a lion


When a flag is no longer serviceable or repairable, it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, such as burning


The ONLY time you burn an American flag is when it can’t be fixed or if it dirty beyond cleaning.


Nepal is the world's only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons.


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