British Columbia (Canada) is 1,046 times larger than New Orleans.
Area: 944,735 km2 StatCan
Population: 4,400,057 (May 2012) StatCan
British Columbia, also commonly referred to by its initials BC, is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest, along with the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. Wikipedia
Area: 903 km2 calculated
Population: 369,250 (2012)
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