Breetish Columbie
province o Canadae
Breetish Columbie (Inglis: British Columbia, French: Colombie-Britannique) is the wastrenmaist o Canadae's provinces an is kent for its natural beauty, as reflectit in its Laitin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour athoot Diminishment"). Its name wis chosen bi Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the saxt province o Canadae.
Breetish Columbie | |
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 Map o Canadae wi Breetish Columbie heichlichtit | |
| Confederation | 20 Julie 1871 (7t) |
| Capital | Victoria |
| Lairgest ceety | Vancouver |
| Lairgest metro | Metro Vancouver |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant-Govrenor | Janet Austin |
| • Premier | David Eby (BC NDP) |
| Legislatur | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Federal representation | (in Canadian Pairlament) |
| Hoose seats | 36 o 338 (10.7%) |
| Senate seats | 6 o 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 944735 km2 (364,764 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 925186 km2 (357,216 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19549 km2 (7,548 sq mi) 2.1% |
| Area rank | Rankit 5th |
| 9.5% o Canadae | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,400,057 [1] |
| • Rank | Rankit 3rd |
| • Density | 4.76/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Breetish Columbiae[2] |
| Offeecial leids | Inglis (de facto) |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 4t |
| • Tot (2009) | C$191.006 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | C$41,689 (7th) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 & −7 |
| Postal abbr. | BC |
| Postal code prefix | V |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-BC |
| Flouer | Pacific Dogwood |
| Tree | Western Red Cedar |
| Bird | Steller's Jay |
| Website | www |
| Rankins include aw provinces an territories | |
The caipital o Breetish Columbie is Victoria, the fifteent lairgest metropolitan region in Canadae. The lairgest ceety is Vancouver, the third-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Canadae an the seicont-lairgest in the Paceefic Northwast.
References eedit
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statcan.gc.ca. 8 Februar 2012. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 8 Februar 2012.
- ↑ According to the Oxford Guide to Canadian English Usage (ISBN 0-19-541619-8; p. 335), BCer(s) is an informal demonym that is sometimes used for residents of BC.
- ↑ "Statistics Canada Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory". Archived frae the original on 20 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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