Vancouver Fast Facts & Information

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

Area:	9,976,140 sq. km
Population:	33,006,347 (2002 est.)
Capital:	Ottawa
People:	British descent, French descent, German descent, aboriginal, and minorities of Italian, Ukrainian, Chinese, other Asian
Language:	English (official), French (official)
Religion:	Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican, others
Government:	Federation with parliamentary democracy
Prime Minister:	Stephen Harper
Entry Documentation:	Permanent residents of the United States need a passport or birth certificate and picture ID to enter Canada.
Economic Rating:	First World Nation
Time Zone:	Pacific Standard Time (west) is GMT/UTC -0800 hrs
Currency:	Canadian Dollar = approx. .90 US Dollar
Weights & Measures:	Metric