Colombie-Britannique  (French)
Province
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BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU
Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 125°00′00″W / 54.00000°N 125.00000°W / 54.00000; -125.00000Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 125°00′00″W / 54.00000°N 125.00000°W / 54.00000; -125.00000
Country	Canada
Confederation	July 20, 1871 (7th)
Capital	Victoria
Largest city	Vancouver
Largest metro	Metro Vancouver
Government
• Type	Constitutional monarchy
• Lieutenant Governor	Janet Austin
• Premier	David Eby (NDP)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Federal representation	Parliament of Canada
House seats	42 of 338 (12.4%)
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	Ranked 5th
	9.5% of Canada
Population  (2016)
• Total	4,648,055
• Estimate  (2020 Q4)	5,145,851
• Rank	Ranked 3rd
• Density	5.02/km2 (13.0/sq mi)
GDP
• Rank	4th
• Total (2015)	CA$249.981 billion
• Per capita	CA$53,267 (8th)
HDI
• HDI (2018)	0.930 — Very high (2nd)
Time zones
most of province	UTC−08:00 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (Pacific DST)
far eastern	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (Mountain DST)
Postal abbr.	BC
Postal code prefix	V
ISO 3166 code	CA-BC
Flower	Pacific dogwood
Tree	Western red cedar
Bird	Steller's jay
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British Columbia (BC) is a province in Canada. It was originally two separate colonies of Great Britain, the colony of Vancouver Island, and the colony of British Columbia. British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation In 1871. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, but the city with the most people is Vancouver.