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British Columbia is Canada's third largest province and covers an area of 948,596 sq km. This is about 10 per cent of Canada and is as big as the area of Germany, Austria, France, The Netherlands, and Belgium combined. Just the area covered by fresh water is with 95 million hectares as large as Germany and France together. There are 4.023.000 people who call British Columbia their home (July 1999). The top ten languages spoken in British Columbia are: English, Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Punjabi, German, French, Italian, Tagalog, Spanish, and JapaneseThe top ten languages spoken in British Columbia are: English, Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Punjabi, German, French, Italian, Tagalog, Spanish, and Japanese (1996). There are 197 bands of First Nations in British Columbia such as Gitxsan, Haida, Nisga'a and Squamish. More than 675 parks and protected areas in British Columbia attract about 24 million visitors from all over the world annually. About 35,000 immigrants from many different countries find a new home in British Columbia each year. Fairweather Mountain on the Alaska border is British Columbia's highest mountain and measures 4,663 meters. In the north British Columbia borders to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, in the east to the province of Alberta. Important regions of British Columbia are: BC Rockies, Cariboo/Chilcotin, Northern BC, The Islands, Thompson Okanagan, and Vancouver/Coast & Mountains. Victoria
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