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- french-speaking territory between USA and Canada
- own name: Acadie (Acadia)
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Wikipedia (EN)
The Acadian flag represents the homeland of the Francophones of northern and eastern New Brunswick, and those few who remain in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. A few of them stayed in the country after the deportations by the British in 1755. The vetriated French settled in the today's Louisiana, in a landscape what is called Akadiana. The flag of Acadia is the French tricolor, in its upper corner complemented by a golden star. This stands for the Holy Virgin Mary. The flag was introduced in 1884, modeled after the flag of France.
Source:
Volker Preuß, following an older
Stateless Nations page,
Wikipedia (EN)
Source: Volker Preuß
Area: 62.935 square miles (approximately)
Inhabitants: 500.000 (2009)
Capital: none
Languages: English, French
Time Zone: GMT – 4 h, in the North West GMT – 5 h
approximate global Position: 46°25' N, 66°25' W
Source: Wikipedia (FR)
The name "Acadia" is derived from the Indian word "akadi", what means "abundant country".
Source: Handbuch der geographischen Namen
