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British Columbia Facts and Figures
| General Information |
| Official name |
British Columbia |
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| Capital |
Victoria |
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| Entry into federation |
July 20, 1871 |
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| Provincial motto |
Splendor
Without Diminishment |
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| Land |
| Total area |
944,735 sq km |
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364,764 sq mi |
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| Rank among provinces and
territories in total area |
5th |
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| Land area |
926,492 sq km |
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357,721 sq mi |
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| Highest point |
Mount Fairweather |
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4,663 m/15,299 ft |
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| Forested land as a share of land
area |
64 percent |
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| People |
| Population |
3,907,738 (2001) |
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| Rank among provinces and
territories in population |
3rd |
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| Population growth rate |
0.9 percent
(1999-2000) |
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| Population density |
4.2 persons per sq
km (2001) |
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10.9 persons per
sq mi (2001) |
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| Urbanization |
82 percent (1996) |
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| Largest cities (by
population) |
| Vancouver |
514,008 (1996) |
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| Surrey |
304,477 (1996) |
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| Burnaby |
179,209 (1996) |
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| Richmond |
148,867 (1996) |
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| Abbotsford |
105,403 (1996) |
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| Language groups |
| Speakers of English |
90.6 percent
(1996) |
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| Speakers of French |
0 percent (1996) |
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| Speakers of English and French |
6.7 percent (1996) |
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| Speakers of other languages |
2.6 percent (1996) |
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| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
78 years
(1990-1992) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
5 deaths per 1,000
live births (1997) |
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| Residents per hospital bed |
83 people
(1996-1997) |
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| Share of people over age 15 with
high school diploma |
66 percent (1996) |
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| Government |
| Provincial government |
| Chief executive |
Premier |
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Gordon Campbell |
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| Legislature |
Legislative
Assembly |
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81 members |
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| National
representation |
| Members of the Canadian Senate |
6 |
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| Members of the Canadian House
of Commons |
34 |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in
Canadian dollars) |
C$119 billion
(1999) |
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| Income per capita |
C$29,080 (1997) |
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| GDP by economic
sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, and
fishing |
4.1 percent (1999) |
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| Industry |
| Construction |
6.2 percent (1999) |
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| Manufacturing |
9.9 percent (1999) |
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| Mining |
2.5 percent (1999) |
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| Transportation and
utilities |
12.2 percent
(1999) |
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| Services |
| Finance, insurance, and
real estate |
19.4 percent
(1999) |
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| Government |
5.6 percent (1999) |
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| Retail trade |
6.9 percent (1999) |
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| Wholesale trade |
5.6 percent (1999) |
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| Other services |
27.4 percent
(1999) |
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| Employment |
| Number of workers |
3,236,600 (2000) |
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| Unemployment rate |
7.7 percent (2001) |
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| Source |
| Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) |
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