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'''British Columbia''' is the western most province in [[Canada]]. It is bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west and the US State of [[Alaska]] to the northwest. To the north it is bounded by the [[Yukon Territory]] and the [[Northwest Territories]], on the east by [[Alberta]], and on the south by the U.S. states of [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Montana]]. The capital of British Columbia is [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], and province's population is 4,338,106 in 2007 accounting for 13% of the national population<ref>http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm</ref>. The total area of British Columbia is 947,800 km<sub>2</sub> with 25,730 km of coast line. It was explored by the Spanish in 1774, Captain Cook explored in 1778, and Captain Vancouver was sent to survey the coast by the [[Royal Navy]] in 1792. British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871, based on a promise that a transcontinential railway would be completed in 10 years.<ref>''Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada,'' 1995 </ref> Since March 14, 2011, the premier of British Columbia is Christy Clark, the leader of the British Columbian Liberal Party, which is the comparitively conservative party in British Columbian politics. <ref>[http://wwww.statcan.ca/politics?&search=byPolicy List of political parties by ideology (1995)]</ref>
'''British Columbia''' is the western most province in [[Canada]]. It is bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west and the US State of [[Alaska]] to the northwest. To the north it is bounded by the [[Yukon Territory]] and the [[Northwest Territories]], on the east by [[Alberta]], and on the south by the U.S. states of [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Montana]]. The capital of British Columbia is [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], and province's population is 4,338,106 in 2007 accounting for 13% of the national population<ref>http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm</ref>. The total area of British Columbia is 947,800 km<sub>2</sub> with 25,730 km of coast line. It was explored by the Spanish in 1774, Captain Cook explored in 1778, and Captain Vancouver was sent to survey the coast by the [[Royal Navy]] in 1792. British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871, based on a promise that a transcontinential railway would be completed in 10 years.<ref>''Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada,'' 1995 </ref> Since March 14, 2011, the premier of British Columbia is Christy Clark, the leader of the British Columbian Liberal Party, which is the comparitively conservative party in British Columbian politics. <ref>[http://wwww.statcan.ca/politics?&search=byPolicy List of political parties by ideology (1995)]</ref>
[[File:Landscape.jpg|right|thumb|150px|alt=Lake Harrison|Lake Harrison, British Columbia]]
[[File:Landscape.jpg|right|thumb|150px|alt=Lake Harrison|Lake Harrison, British Columbia]]