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| Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) | |||||
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| Capital | Victoria | ||||
| Largest city | Vancouver | ||||
| Area - Total - % fresh water | 5th largest (3rd lgst prov.) 944 735 kmē 2.1% | ||||
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Colony of B.C. | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -8 & -7 | ||||
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| ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. It is a geocode system created for coding the names of subdivisions of countries ( subnational entities) and dependent areas. The purpose of the standard is to establish a worldwide series of short a | CA-BC | ||||
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Parliamentary representationParliament Hill's Centre Block houses both the Commons and Senate. The Parliament of Canada (in French: le Parlement du Canada is Canada's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. According to Section 17 of the Constitution Act, 1
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| PremierQueen Elizabeth II. The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of British Columbia is Gordon Campbell. | Gordon CampbellFor the receipient of the Victoria Cross, see Gordon Campbell, VC Premier Campbell with Queen Elizabeth II The Honourable Gordon Campbell (b. 1947) is the current Premier of British Columbia. He is the leader of the politically conservative BC Liberal Par (BC Liberal) | ||||
| Lieutenant-Governor | Iona Campagnolo | ||||
| Government of British Columbia | |||||
British Columbia, or simply B.C. ( French: la Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It was the sixth province to join the confederation of Canada (in 1871). As of 2004, the population was 4,168,123 (British Columbians).