BC Fast Facts:       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia

 
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

Capital City:  Victoria on Vancouver Island 

Population:  4.1 million (concentrated in Vancouver, population 2.1 million,
                     and Victoria, population 345,000)

History:  Entered Canadian confederation in 1871

Total Area:  944,735km sq/364,764mi sq

Highest Point:  Fairweather Mountain, 4,663m/15,299ft

Lowest Point:  Pacific Ocean, sea level

Longest River:  Fraser River, 1,368km/850mi

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

Largest Island:  Vancouver Island, 32,137km sq/12,408mi sq

Provincial Flower:  Pacific Dogwood

Provincial Tree:  Western Red Cedar

Provincial Bird:  Steller's Jay

Provincial Gemstone:  Jade

Provincial Motto:  "Splendour without diminishment"