| Capital |
Victoria |
| Motto |
Splendour wothout diminishment (Splendor Sine Occasu) |
| Flower |
Pacific dogwood |
| Largest Cities |
Vancover, Victoria, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton |
| Population |
2,884,000 (1986c); rank: third; 11.4% of Canada;
79.2% urban |
| Languages |
81% English; 1.4% French; 14.5% other 3.1% |
| Entered Confederation |
July 20, 1871 |
| Government |
Provincial - Lieutenant-Governor, Executive Council, Legislative Assembly
Federal - 6 senators, 28 members of the House of Commons |
| Area |
948,596 sq. km. |
| Provincial Sales Tax |
7% |
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