- AREA: 366,255 sq mi 948,600 sq km
- Water Surface: 6,976 sq mi 18,068 sq km
- POP: 4,530,960 (2010 according to BC Stats with about 44,000 immigrants arriving annually)
- Highest Elevation: Mt. Robson 3954 m (12,972 feet)
- Capital: Victoria (on Vancouver Island)
- Average Temperatures: varies significantly from mild coastal temperatures to desert-like with a continental climate in the interior
- Important Industries: forestry, mining, fishing, agriculture, with growing trends in film, eco-tourism & agri-tourism
- Provincial Bird: Steller’s Jay
- Provincial Gem Stone: Jade
- Provincial Flower: Pacific Dogwood
- Provincial Tree: Western Red Cedar
- Parkland: 10.8 million hectares or 11% of the province is protected land
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