Discover The Countries With Unique National Flags In The World

Oct 24, 2024 Komal Das

Nepal is the only country in the world that has an unusual shaped flag. 2 triangles symbolizing 2 Mount Everest peaks, located on the border of this country

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The Philippines is the only country that can change the color of the flag. During wartime, red stripes and blue stripes swapped with each other

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Paraguay's flag is unique because it has two faces. The front is the national emblem and the back is the seal of the treasury

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We can see many animals, tools and even weapons on many flags of the nations but the image of humans only appears on the flag of Belize

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Portugal is the only country that describes a scientific device on the flag. It is a globe - an astronomical device for calculating coordinates

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Bhutan's flag has a dragon-shaped symbol. It represents the name of the country in Tibetan language: 'Dragon land'. The dragon holds jewelry in the foot, symbolizing the country's wealth

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Brazil's flag is an image of a starry sky on November 15, 1889 at 8:30 am the day Brazil was declared a republic

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Qatar has the longest flag. The right side of the flag was used red until 1936, but the dyes were discolored in the sun to brown, so the color of the flag was changed

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