British Columbia

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Dominion of British Columbia

File:Bcflag.png File:Bccoat.png Flag Coat of arms
Motto: (in Latin) Splendor sine occasu (Splendour without setting)
Anthem: Northwest Passage
Capital	Victoria
Largest city	New Westminster
Official language(s)	English
Government Queen Governor General Prime Minister	Constitutional monarchy Elizabeth II Iola Campagnolo Carole James
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Currency	British Columbian pound (£) (BCP)
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Internet TLD	.bc
Calling code	+17 (0-8)

The Dominion of British Columbia is a country located in the northwestern part of North America, extending along the Pacific Ocean coast between the Western Sea and the Beaufort Sea.

The capital city is Victoria, at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The country is bordered to the northwest by Alaska, to the northeast by Nunavut and Denendeh, and to the southwest by Canada.

British Columbia is a former colony of the United Kingdom. It was constituted of two colonies, British Columbia (itself composed of the colonies of New Caledonia, Vancouver Island, and Stikine) and the Yukon Territory.

As a Commonwealth Dominion, the country has as its head of state is Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who is titled Queen of British Columbia. The Queen is represented by the Governor General. The democratic parliamentary government is led by the Prime Minister, currently Carole James, leader of the New Democratic Party.

British Columbia is the only one of Britain's former colonies still to use the non-decimalized pound, divided into 20 shillings and 240 pence.