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| Website | http://www.gov.bc.ca/ |
| Established | January 01, 1871 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia October 15, 2020 09:12pm |
| Description | British Columbia (BC) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without diminishment"). It was the sixth province to join Confederation, on July 20, 1871.
British Columbia is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on its west, by the American state of Alaska on its Northwest, and to the north by the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, on the east by the province of Alberta, and on the south by the states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana. British Columbia's land area is 944,735 square kilometers (364,764 square miles) which is about the size of France, Germany and the Netherlands combined.
The population of British Columbia, as of 2006, is 4,310,452, making it Canada's third most populous province.
British Columbia's capital is Victoria, located at the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. BC's most populous city is Vancouver, located in southwest corner of the BC mainland called the Lower Mainland. Other major cities include Surrey, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Delta, and New Westminster in the Lower Mainland; Abbotsford and Langley in the Fraser Valley; Nanaimo on Vancouver Island; and Kelowna and Kamloops in the Interior. Prince George is the largest city in the northern part of the province, while a town northwest of it, Vanderhoof, is at the geographic centre of the province.
The current Premier of the province is Hon. Christy Clark, BC Liberal. The current Lieutenant Governor is Hon. Steven Point.
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