Did you know
Nepal’s flag isn’t rectangular or square

• Nepal’s flag isn’t rectangular or square. It’s two triangles, sorta.

• The only nation whose name begins with an "A", but doesn’t end in an "A" is Afghanistan.

• According to experts, large caves tend to "breathe"; they inhale and exhale great quantities of air when the barometric pressure on the surface changes, and air rushes in or out seeking equilibrium.

• The surface area of the earth is 197,000,000 square miles. Fortysix per cent of the world’s water is in the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean has 23.9 per cent; the Indian Ocean 20.3; the Arctic Ocean 3.7 per cent.

• Antarctica is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level and Mongolia is the largest landlocked country.

• The shortest intercontinental commercial flight in the world is from Gibraltar (Europe) to Tangier (Africa.) The distance is 34 miles, the flight time 20 minutes.

— Compiled by Gaurav Sood

This feature was published on May 1, 2004