Canada: flag, capital & map
Get to know Canada, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Region
- North America
- Subregion
- North America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 41,651,653
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Canadian Dollar (CAD)
- Land neighbours
- United States
Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The national flag features a red maple leaf.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Canada
The flag of Canada is composed of a red vertical band on the hoist and fly sides and a central white square that is twice the width of the vertical bands. A large eleven-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square.
Where it is
Canada is grouped in North America, within Roam’s North America region. Its land-border list includes 1 country in this atlas: United States. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Canada has a recorded area of 9,984,670 square kilometres. Among the 3 countries assigned to North America in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. United States is immediately below it, at 9,525,067 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 41,651,653 people for Canada in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Canadian Dollar (CAD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Canada?
Reveal answer
Ottawa. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The national flag features a red maple leaf.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Canada?
Reveal answer
The flag of Canada is composed of a red vertical band on the hoist and fly sides and a central white square that is twice the width of the vertical bands. A large eleven-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square.
Which land neighbours of Canada are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
United States. The source classifies Canada as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Canada?
Reveal answer
English and French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Canada.
Which currency codes are listed for Canada?
Reveal answer
Canadian Dollar (CAD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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