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Vancouver coastal y major seaport, located mainland southwestern British Columbia, Canada. I bounded y Strait Georgia, Fraser River, Coast Mountains. Vancouver named after Captain George Vancouver, British explorer.

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T population y Vancouver 611,869 population Metro Vancouver region 2,249,725(2007 estimate). T makes largest metropolitan Western Canada third largest country. Vancouver ethnically diverse, 52% y residents 43% Metro residents having first language other English. T population Greater Vancouver expected g y 450,000 during x 10 years reaching 3 million y 2021. Population density fourth highest major y continent after N Y City, S Francisco, Mexico City, track being second y 2021.

Vancouver first settled 1860s result immigration caused y Fraser Canyon G Rush, particularly United States, although y immigrants remain after . T y developed rapidly small lumber metropolitan centre following arrival transcontinental railway 1887. T P Vancouver became internationally significant after completion Panama Canal, which reduced freight rates 1920s viable p export-bound prairie grain through Vancouver. I since become busiest seaport Canada, exports cargo y other p North America.

The economy Vancouver traditionally relied British Columbia's resource sectors: forestry, mining, fishing agriculture. I diversified time, however, Vancouver today vibrant service industry, growing tourism industry, become third-largest production centre North America after L Angeles N Y City, earning nickname Hollywood North. Vancouver expansion g- industries, notably video g development.Vancouver Ranked O B Cities World

Vancouver consistently ranked three livable cities world. According 2007 report y Mercer Human Resource Consulting example, Vancouver Vienna having third highest quality living world, after Zürich Geneva. I 2007, according Forbes, Vancouver 6 overpriced estate market world second North America after L Angeles. T being said, 2007, Vancouver ranked Canada's second expensive y after Toronto 89 expensive globally, , 2006, 56 expensive y which among 143 major cities world; survey, Zurich Geneva ranked ninth seventh expensive, respectively. I 2007, Vancouver ranked 10 cleanest y world.

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