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British Columbia
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Province
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| Motto:
Splendor sine occasu (
Latin for 'splendour without diminishment')
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| Coordinates: 54°N 125°W / 54°N 125°W / 54; -125[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | United Colony of British Columbia |
| Confederation | July 20, 1871 (7th) |
| Capital | Victoria |
| Largest city | Vancouver |
| Largest metro | Greater Vancouver |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant governor | Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia |
| • Premier | David Eby |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 43 of 343 (12.5%) |
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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944,735 km2 (364,764 sq mi) |
| • Land | 925,186 km2 (357,216 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19,548.9 km2 (7,547.9 sq mi) 2.1% |
| • Rank | 5th |
| 9.5% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
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• Total
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5,000,879[2] |
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• Estimate
(Q2 2025)
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5,719,961[3] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 5.41/km2 (14.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | British Columbian[a] |
| Official languages | English (de facto) |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Total (2015) | CA$249.981 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | CA$53,267 (8th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2021) | 0.944[5] — Very high (2nd) |
| Time zones | |
| Most of province[b] | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (Pacific DST) |
| Southeastern | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (Mountain DST) |
| Eastern | UTC−07:00 (Mountain [no DST]) |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
BC
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| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-BC |
| Flower | Pacific dogwood |
| Tree | Western red cedar |
| Bird | Steller's jay |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
|
British Columbia
|
|
|---|---|
|
Province
|
|
| Motto:
Splendor sine occasu (
Latin for 'splendour without diminishment')
|
|
| Coordinates: 54°N 125°W / 54°N 125°W / 54; -125[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | United Colony of British Columbia |
| Confederation | July 20, 1871 (7th) |
| Capital | Victoria |
| Largest city | Vancouver |
| Largest metro | Greater Vancouver |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant governor | Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia |
| • Premier | David Eby |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 43 of 343 (12.5%) |
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
944,735 km2 (364,764 sq mi) |
| • Land | 925,186 km2 (357,216 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19,548.9 km2 (7,547.9 sq mi) 2.1% |
| • Rank | 5th |
| 9.5% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
|
|
|
• Total
|
5,000,879[2] |
|
• Estimate
(Q2 2025)
|
5,719,961[3] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 5.41/km2 (14.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | British Columbian[a] |
| Official languages | English (de facto) |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Total (2015) | CA$249.981 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | CA$53,267 (8th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2021) | 0.944[5] — Very high (2nd) |
| Time zones | |
| Most of province[b] | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (Pacific DST) |
| Southeastern | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (Mountain DST) |
| Eastern | UTC−07:00 (Mountain [no DST]) |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
BC
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| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-BC |
| Flower | Pacific dogwood |
| Tree | Western red cedar |
| Bird | Steller's jay |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
