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Canada Flag-The Flag is a combination of two red vertical stripes on each side with a red colored maple leaf adorning the central white strip.


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The Canadian flag consists of three vertical stripes: the right and left stripes are red and of equal size. The center stripe is white and in the middle of it is a red eleven-pointed maple leaf emblem.

Red and white are the national colors of Canada; these were proclaimed as the official colors of the country by King George in 1921. The color red was taken from the Saint George’s Cross and the color white from the French royal emblem.

The maple leaf at the center of the flag represents the national tree of Canada. The Canadian flag is also known as the Maple Leaf flag and was inspired by the flag of The Royal Military College of Canada.

Official Name: Canada
Proportion: 1:2
Adopted on: February 15, 1965
Location: Canada is bordered by the contiguous United States and Alaska
Capital City: Ottawa
Major Cities: Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, Windsor
Area: 3,854,085 square miles
Population: 3.86 crores as 2022 estimate
Currency: Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Official Languages: English and French
National Anthem: O Canada
National symbol(s): maple leaf, beaver
National colors: red, white
National anthem:
Name: “O Canada”
Lyrics/Music: Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE

Facts about the Canadian flag

Country Canada
Designed by George F.G. Stanley
Adopted February 15, 1965
Revision 1497, 1621, 1707, 1663, 1763, 1801, 1964, 1965
Design and Colors A vertical bicolor triband of red, white, and red in the ratio 1:2:1, with a red maple leaf charged in the center
Size Ratio 1:2

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