British Columbia (Canada) is 10 times larger than Portugal.
Area: 92,145 km2 Wikipedia
Population: 10,459,806 (2,013) World Bank
Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the part of the territory of Portugal located in the Iberian Peninsula and so in Continental Europe. Continental Portugal is also commonly referred to - by the Portuguese - simply as the Continent. Wikipedia
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