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 BC Fast Facts
- Capital city: Victoria on Vancouver Island
- Population: 3,907,738 (Concentrated in: Vancouver pop. 2 million and Victoria pop. 326,000)
- 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
- History: Entered Canadian confederation in 1871
- Total Area: 944,735 sq km (364,764 sq mi)
- Highest Point: Fairweather Mountain, 4,663 m (15,299 ft)
- Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean, sea level
- Longest River: Fraser River, 1,368 km (850 mi)
- Largest Lake: Williston Lake (reservoir), 1,761 sq km (680 sq mi)
- Largest Island: Vancouver Island, 32,137 sq km (12,408 sq mi)
- Provincial Flower: Pacific dogwood
- Provincial Tree: Western red cedar
- Provincial Bird: Steller's Jay
- Provincial Gemstone: Jade
- Provincial Motto: "Splendour without diminishment"
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