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British Columbia

British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province and one of North America's most mountainous regions. BC is bordered by the province of Alberta, the Yukon Territory and several U.S. states, including Alaska. Given its location, British Columbia is a gateway to the Pacific and Asia.

The variety of its landscape is the main reason for British Columbia's distinctiveness: its 947 800 km2 offer remarkable topographical contrasts. Where the Pacific Ocean reaches the continent, it meets a chain of islands, large and small, running from north to south.

The province's climate equals its topography for variety. For example, the mild coastal region receives abundant precipitation - from 130 to 380 centimetres of rain per year - while the interior has a continental climate.

The People
The majority of British Columbia's inhabitants are of British origin, but the population is enriched by immigrants and descendants of immigrants of all nationalities. More than 100 000 British Columbians are descendants of the thousands of Chinese people who took part in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century. Today, Vancouver has North America's second-largest Chinese community. In addition, British Columbians who trace their origins to India and Japan contribute tremendously to the province's economic and cultural vitality.

British Columbia continues to attract Canadians and foreigners alike. Vancouver, the largest dry cargo port on the Pacific coast of North America, is home to more than two million people, which makes it the third largest city in Canada.

The Economy
The economy is based on the province's great natural resources, primarily its vast forests, which cover 56 percent of its total area. Conifers from these forests are converted into lumber, newsprint, pulp and paper products, shingles and shakes - about half the total softwood inventory of Canada.

Tourism is the next most important economic sector. Each year, about 22 million people visit British Columbia. Coastal British Columbia, with its beaches, hiking trails, artists' colonies, wildlife reserves, whale-sighting locales and other attractions, is a very popular attraction. A village of Ninstints is of such historical and cultural importance that it has been designated a world heritage site by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Mining is the province's third most important economic sector. Copper, gold and zinc are the leading metals extracted from British Columbia; sulphur and asbestos are the leading industrial minerals. The most valuable resources, however, are coal, petroleum and natural gas.

Manufacturing in British Columbia is still largely resource-based, but is being gradually diversified by high-technology and computer-based industries related to telecommunications and the aerospace and sub-sea industries. British Columbia has the most balanced export market of all of Canada's provinces, with the United States, Japan, the European Union and the Pacific Rim countries as its clientele.