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Which continent and country does Nepal belong to?

Asia

Nepal is a landlocked mountainous country in South Asia. It is located at the southern foot of the middle Himalayas. It borders Tibet, China, to the north, and is surrounded by India on the east, west and south. The national border is 2,400 kilometers long. rice. Nepal is a nearly rectangular country with a length of 885 kilometers from east to west and 145-241 kilometers from south to north.

The Himalayan region in northern Nepal has an altitude of between 4877 meters and 8844 meters. There are 14 peaks in the world with an altitude of over 8,000 meters, 8 of which are in the Himalayas on the China-Nepal border, including Mount Everest, Mount Kangchenjunga, Mount Lhotse, Mount Makalu, Mount Cho Oyu, Mount Dhaulagiri, and Mana. Siru and Annapurna.

Extended information:

The Nepalese flag is the only non-rectangular flag in the world, and its shape is composed of two triangles. This kind of pennant appeared in Nepal a century ago. Later, the two pennants were connected together to form the national flag. It consists of two overlapping triangles with a small top and a large bottom. The flag surface is red and the flag edge is blue.

Red is the color of the national flower, the red azalea, and blue represents peace. The white crescent moon and star patterns in the upper triangular flag represent the royal family; the white sun pattern in the lower triangular flag comes from the symbol of the Rana family. The sun and moon patterns also represent the Nepalese people's hope that the country will last as long as the sun and moon. desire. The two flag corners represent the two peaks of the Himalayas.

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