British Columbia - Canada

British Columbia is the most western province of Canada and in terms of population, it is the third around 5 million people. In 1866 the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia merged to an bigger British-Columbia and the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island became the capital. Over time the Vancouver on the mainland became the third largest city of Canada. Ten years prior the United Kingdom and the United States signed an treaty that everything above the 49th parallel is an part of the British Empire. Vancouver Island is partly under the parallel and to make the border not to difficult the entire island became British. Originally British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Idaho and Oregon was part of the Columbia District, The British part caught the name on and Columbia is an romanticized name of the American continent. Actually it's named after the Columbia River that runs through the province and the states of Washington and Oregon where it emptying in the Pacific Ocean, the rivers length is 2000 km (1.243 mi). So let's take an look at the flag. 

The flag is an stretched out coat of arms which has two parts. The upper part with the British Union Jack reflects the British heritage and the little crown is symbol for when British Columbia became in crown colony in 1866. The lower part with the sun symbolize the position of the province in Canada, as the most western part where the sun sets. Also that the sun never sets in the British Empire, although the Empire in not longer there. The four white and three blue waves symbolize the position between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean. An very busy flag with mostly symbolize the British Empire's past, i'am in for an redesign.