Updated: 2/8/12
About the Province of British Columbia:
On the west coast of Canada, British Columbia is the third largest Canadian province. British Columbia has three main mountain ranges and is two-thirds covered in forest.
Location of British Columbia:
- on the west coast of Canada, with the Pacific Ocean on the west and the province of Alberta on the east, British Columbia is bounded by the state of Alaska, the Northwest Territories and Yukon on the north and the states of Montana, Idaho and Washington on the south.
- see map of British Columbia
Area of British Columbia:
944,735 sq. km (364,764 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Population of British Columbia:
4,400,057 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Capital City of British Columbia:
Date British Columbia Entered Confederation:
July 20, 1871
Government of British Columbia:
BC Liberal Party
Last British Columbia Provincial Election:
Main British Columbia Industries:
Forestry, mining, fisheries, agriculture, energy, and transportation
