North America
Flag of Canada
The second-largest country, mostly empty.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f00000 62%
- #f0f0f0 34%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Canada in numbers
| Official name | Canada |
|---|---|
| Capital | Ottawa |
| Region | North America, North America |
| Population | 38,005,238 |
| Area | 9,984,670 km² · 4 people per km² |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) |
| Languages | English, French |
| Country codes | CA · CAN · .ca |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Canada spans 9.98 million km² but ~90% of people live within 160 km of the US border.
- Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined — over 2 million.
- The country is officially bilingual: English and French have equal federal status.
Did you know
Canada's coastline is the world's longest — 202,080 km, enough to wrap the equator 5 times.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.