City information

Vancouver Province: British Columbia Country: Canada

Vancouver By The Numbers:

Population: 545,671; 1,986,695 metro area Average Annual Rainfall: 44 inches/112 centimetres Average Annual Snowfall: 22 inches/56 centimetres 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 kilometres to the south.