Canada
Canada is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the North America region. Its capital is Ottawa. It has a population of about 41.7 million and an area of 9,984,670 km². Its flag has 2 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is red, at 63.7% of the total.
The flag of Canada as a pie chart
- Red 63.7%
- White 36.3%
- Design
- Vertical stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a maple leaf
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Canada at a glance
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Continent
- North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Region
- North America
- Official languages
- English and French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar
- National day
- July 1
- Highest point
- Mount Logan (about 5,960 meters)
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1976 (Summer) · 1988 and 2010 (Winter)
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²2nd largest out of 208
- Population
- 41.7 million38th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 4.2 people/km²8th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 2,319.9 billion10th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 55,69827th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 82.1 years32nd highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Hosted the 2026 World Cup
Neighboring countries
Canada borders only one country:
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.