bcpassport Guide to Vancouver and Beyond
 

Vancouver Fast Facts

Vancouver Fast Facts
  • Size: 113 sq. km.
  • Population: 560,000
  • Area Population: 2 million
  • Largest Port on the West Coast of North America
  • Largest City in British Columbia
  • Third Largest City in Canada
  • Annual Rainfall: 1117 mm (44 inches) 10% of that during the summer months
    (For comparison: Seattle gets 36 inches a year and San Francisco 21 inches.)
  • Average Temperatures: 3°C (37.4°F) in January 18°C (64.4°F) in July.
  • Daylight: 16 hours in June / 8 hours in December.
  • Features: Vancouver is surrounded by water on three sides and is overlooked by the Coast Mountain Range with peaks above 1,500 m. (4920 feet) Thursday, February 21, 2008
Canada Fast Facts

9,976,140 sq. km

33,006,347 (2002 est.)

Ottawa

British descent, French descent, German descent, aboriginal, and minorities of Italian, Ukrainian, Chinese, other Asian

English (official), French (official)

Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican, others

Federation with parliamentary democracy

Stephen Harper

Permanent residents of the United States need a passport or birth certificate and picture ID to enter Canada.

First World Nation

Pacific Standard Time (west) is GMT/UTC -0800 hrs

Canadian Dollar = approx. .90 US Dollar

Metric

 

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