"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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US flags (and I'm sure Canadian flags) come in a variety of sizes.
Since in both cases the courtesy flag is just the flag of the country
and not a special flag (like it is in the Bahamas), you can just get
whatever size you think appropriate.

I have a printout of the flags of the world that I take with me on the
boat.



The 'national flag' is the only proper courtesy flag in Canada. As a side
note...tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of our maple leaf flag. before that
it was the 'red ensign'.