About B.C.: Fast Facts

Capital city:

Victoria on Vancouver Island

Population:

• 4.1 million (Concentrated in Vancouver, population 2.1 million, and
• Victoria, population 345,000)
• Canada's third most populated province (after Ontario and Quebec)
• Only province in Canada to experience a "West Coast special": ski and  golf in the same day
• Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces

History:

Entered Canadian confederation in 1871

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Total Area:

944,735 sq km (364,764 sq mi)

Highest Point:

Fairweather Mountain, 4,663 m (15,299 ft)

Lowest Point:

Pacific Ocean, sea level

Longest River:

Fraser River, 1,368 km (850 mi)

Largest Lake:

Williston Lake (reservoir), 1,761 sq km (680 sq mi)

Largest Island:

Vancouver Island, 32,137 sq km (12,408 sq mi)

Provincial Flower:

Pacific Dogwood

Provincial Tree:

Western Red Cedar

Provincial Bird:

Steller's Jay

Provincial Gemstone:

Jade

Provincial Motto:

"Splendour without diminishment"