General Information
Area: 892,677 sq km (344,662 sq miles).
Population: 3,724,500 (1996).
Population Density: 4.2 per sq km.
Capital: Victoria. Population: 304,287 (1996).
GEOGRAPHY: British Columbia is Canada’s most westerly province, bordered to the south by the USA (Washington, Idaho and Montana States), to the east by Alberta, to the north by the Northwest and Yukon Territories, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean and the ‘Alaskan Panhandle’. It is mainly covered by virgin forests, and encompasses the towering Rocky Mountains (rising to 3954m/12,972ft), vast expanses of semi-arid sagebrush, lush pastures on Vancouver Island’s east coast, farmland in the Fraser River delta, and fruitland in the Okanagan Valley. The highest mountain is Fairweather at 4663m (15,298ft). Between the eastern and coastal mountains is a lower central range. The coastal range sinks into the Pacific, with larger peaks emerging at Vancouver and Queen Charlotte islands. The Columbia River flows from the Rockies into Washington State and out into the Pacific.
Language: Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), English is more commonly spoken in British Columbia.
Time: GMT - 8. Small areas of the province near the Alberta border are GMT - 7.
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