British Columbia

Dominion of British Columbia
Ayas Tayi yaka Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi (Chinook Wawa)

Flag
Coat of Arms
Motto	Splendor sine Occasu (Latin) "Splendour without Diminishment"
Anthem	"British Columbia Marching Song" File:Anthem.ogg
Royal anthem	"God Save the King"
Capital (Legislative)	Victoria
Capital (Judicial)	New Westminster
Largest city	Vancouver
Official languages	English Chinook Wawa
Government	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Monarch	Charles III
Governor General	Tyee Sir Gidansda Guujaaw KBC OD PC
Prime Minister	Annie May Bennett PC
Legislature	Parliament
Upper house	Council of Chiefs
Lower house	House of Commons
Independence	from the United Kingdom
Constitution Act	18 August 1875
Statute of Westminster adopted	21 December 1931
British Columbia Act	27 March 1989
Area	364,764 sq mi (31st)
Population	x (2022 census)
Currency	British Columbian Pound (£) (BCP)
Tartan
Aircraft reg. prefix	VB-
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.bc
FIFA/IOC code	BCO

Okok pej kopa Chinuk Wawa: Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi

British Columbia, officially the Dominion of British Columbia (Chinook Wawa" Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi, Ayas Tayi yaka Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi), is a sovereign country on the northern west coast of North America.

It is one of the eighteen British Commonwealth Realms and thus a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also a member of the United Nations, the Asia-Pacific Treaty Organisation, and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

History

• 1875: passing of the Constitution Act, establishment of the Dominion of British Columbia
• 1931: adoption of the Statute of Westminster, making BC an independent dominion of the British Empire
• 1957: passing of the British Columbia and Canada Act in BC and Canada, removing most trade and movement barriers between the two
• 1969: passing of the Commonwealth Realms Act in BC, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Malta; other Realms passed this act in later years.
• 1983: the Accidental War
• 1989: passing of the British Columbia Act, making BC a fully independent country as one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms within the Commonwealth of Nations, equal in status to the United Kingdom.

Government and Politics

• HM Dominion Government
  • Sovereign
    • Governor General
      • King's Privy Council for British Columbia
        • Executive branch (King-in-Council)
          • Prime Minister
          • Cabinet
        • Legislative branch (King-in-Parliament)
          • Council of Chiefs
          • House of Commons
        • Judicial branch - Courts of British Columbia
          • Court of King's Bench
            • Military Court
            • Tribal Courts
            • Court of Appeal
              • Dominion Court
              • Tax Court
• British Columbia Defence Force
• Royal BC Constabulary
• British Columbia Coast Guard
• Administrative districts of BC:
  • Indigenous Administrative Districts
    • Cymru Newydd
  • Regional Districts

Society and Culture

• British Columbia English
• Currency of British Columbia
• Flags of British Columbia
• Industry of British Columbia
• Media in British Columbia
• Royal Mail of British Columbia
  • Postal codes in British Columbia
• Sport in British Columbia
• Transportation in British Columbia