British Columbia - Facts and Figures.

British Columbia - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Victoria July 20, 1871 Splendor sine occasu (Splendor without diminishment) Abbreviation BC LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 944,735 sq km 364,764 sq mi 5th 925,186 sq km 357,216 sq mi Highest point Mount Fairweather 4,663 m/15,299 ft Forested land as a share of land area 69 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 4,380,300 (2007 estimate) 3rd 1.2 percent (2004-2005) 4.6 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 12 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 85 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) V ancouver 578,041 (2006) Abbotsford 123,864 (2006) Kelowna 106,707 (2006) Victoria 78,057 (2006) Nanaimo 78,692 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 82 percent (2006) Speakers of French 0.4 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French Speakers of other languages 7 percent (2001) 2.7 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 81.2 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 3,970 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 86 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Gordon Campbell Legislative Assembly 79 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 6 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 34 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$180 billion (2006) C$31,544 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4.1 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 11.9 percent (2004) Mining 2.9 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 8.2 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Retail trade Wholesale trade Other services 22.3 percent (2004) 5.2 percent (2004) 6 percent (2004) 5.2 percent (2004) 28.3 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 2,284,500 (2006) 5.1 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.