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    Location
    Western Canada.

    Area
    892,677 sq km (344,662 sq miles).

    Population
    4.3 million (2005).

    Population Density
    4.76 per sq km.

    Capital
    Victoria.
    Population: 330,000 (2005 estimate).

    Language
    Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), English is more commonly spoken in British Columbia.

    Time
    GMT - 8 (GMT -7 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November). Small areas of the province near the Alberta border are GMT - 7.

    British Columbia
    observes all the Public Holidays observed nationwide (see the general Canada section) and, in addition, the beneath Public Holidays listed for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

    2007
    6 Aug
    British Columbia Day.

    2008
    4 Aug
    British Columbia Day.

    Contact Information:

    Tourism British Columbia in the UK
    3rd Floor, British Columbia House, 3 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4NS, UK
    Tel: (0906) 871 5000 (Visit Canada Center; calls cost 60p per minute) or (020) 7930 6857 (trade and media enquiries).
    Website: www.hellobc.com

    Tourism British Columbia
    12th Floor, 510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3A8
    Tel: (604) 660 2861 or (800) 435 5622 (visitor information).
    Website: www.hellobc.com


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