VancouverProvince: British Columbia Country: Canada
Vancouver By The Numbers:
Population: 545,671; 1,986,695 metro area Average Annual Rainfall: 44 inches/112 centimeters Average Annual Snowfall: 22 inches/56 centimeters Average January Temperature: 37 degrees F/3 degrees C Average July Temperature: 63 degrees F/17 degrees C
Quick Facts
Major Industries: Tourism, Forestry, Retail, Financial Services Electricity: 110 volts, 60 Hz; standard flat two-pin prongs Time Zone: GMT 7, GMT 8 between April and October Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Code: 604
Did You Know?
The World Council of Cities ranked Vancouver second in the world for quality of life, and 'Outside' magazine voted it one of the ten best cities in the world to live in.
Orientation:
Vancouver glows on the southeastern edge of British Columbia on Canada's west coast. The Coast Mountains frontier its northern and eastern margins, while Vancouver Island buoys to the west across the Strait of Georgia. The United States border is just 25 miles/40 kilometers to the south.