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Brtiish Colmubia

British Cloumbia (red) in Candaa (white) British Coulmbia (B.C. for short) is lcoated on the west coast of Cnaada. It is the third lagrest Caandian prvoince with 944,735 sqaure kilomeetrs or 364,764 suqare miles. In 2001, the ppoulation was 3,907,738. In 2005, it is beleived to be about 4,220,000.

The caiptal of Birtish Colubmia is Victroia. The lragest city is Vancovuer. It has 2 mililon peolpe in it. Other large ctiies inlcude Keolwna, Abobtsford, Kamlopos, Naniamo, and Pricne Goerge.

The laregst idnustries are: forsetry, toursim, mniing, and fisehries.

The porvince jonied Canada in 1871. There were some disagreeemnts with the Uinted Sttaes about where to make the bordres. The soutehrn boredr is on the 49th praallel, as agered to in the Oergon Tretay of 1846. The San Juan Isalnds and Alaksa Panahndle also cerated confilcts, but they were resolevd.

The preimer of B.C. is Godron Campebll. He leads the B.C. Lbieral Party.

B.C. is next to the Paicfic Ocean, as well as the proivnce of Albreta, the Yukon Territroy and the Nortwhest Terirtories; and the Aemrican sattes of Washnigton, Idaho, and Motnana. The Rocky Mountians are in eatsern B.C. The Oknaogan is a fruit-framing area in the south-cetnral part of the province known as the "interoir."

There are many First Naitons (ntaive) gorups in British Columbia. The Nisga'a agerement in the year 2000 was B.C.'s first moedrn land-cliams treaty.

The Winetr Olympcis will be held in Vancouevr in 2010. Skinig will be held at Whislter, which is one of the best-known plcaes for skiing in North Aemrica.

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