<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> British Columbia Colombie - Britannique (French) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Latin: Splendor sine occasu (English: Splendour without diminishment) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Td> July 20, 1871 (7th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Victoria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Vancouver </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Metro Vancouver </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Judith Guichon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Premier </Th> <Td> John Horgan (NDP) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Legislative Assembly of British Columbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federal representation </Th> <Td> (in Canadian Parliament) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> House seats </Th> <Td> 42 of 338 (12.4%) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Senate seats </Th> <Td> 6 of 105 (5.7%) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 944,735 km (364,764 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 925,186 km (357,216 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 19,548.9 km (7,547.9 sq mi) 2.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area rank </Th> <Td> Ranked 5th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 9.5% of Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population (2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 4,648,055 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estimate (2017 Q3) </Th> <Td> 4,817,160 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> Ranked 3rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 5.02 / km (13.0 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym (s) </Th> <Td> British Columbian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> GDP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total (2015) </Th> <Td> C $249.981 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> C $53,267 (8th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Pacific (most of province) Mountain (far eastern) UTC − 8 & − 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Postal abbr . </Th> <Td> BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Postal code prefix </Th> <Td> V </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CA - BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Flower </Th> <Td> Pacific dogwood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tree </Th> <Td> Western red cedar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bird </Th> <Td> Steller's jay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www2.gov.bc.ca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Rankings include all provinces and territories </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> British Columbia Colombie - Britannique (French) </Th> </Tr>

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