Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl

Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl

                              12 December 1962, coat of arms adopted 16 December 1962.

Nation Flag of the Great Nepal

According to the very precise construction details contained in the Nepalese Constitution, the proportions of the flag are 4:3 plus width of the blue border which makes the upper pendant longer than the lower because of its sharper angle.

The flag of Nepal is the only national flag which is not rectangular, being based upon two separate pennants which belonged to rival branches of the Rana dynasty, which formerly ruled the country.

The national flag of Nepal is the only non-quadrangular national flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants that represent, for some, the mountains of Nepal while for others the Hindu flags. The flag was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional government, on December 16, 1962

The moon in the upper part represents the royal house. The sun in the lower part symbolizes a branch of the Rana family, members of which acted as prime ministers until 1961.

       Motto           "The mother and the Mother Earth are more important than the heavenly kingdom."