Vancouver Population: 2,606.000 Area: 2,878.52 Km Climate: Vancouver is one of the hottest cities in Canada in winter. While indoor temperatures are significantly higher during the summer months, Vancouver has the coolest summer average of any major metropolitan area in Canada. The summer months are usually dry, with an average of only one day every five days in July and August. In contrast, most days from November to March record some rainfall. Vancouver is also one of the wettest cities in Canada. However, rainfall varies across urban areas. The average annual rainfall at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond is 1189 mm (46.8 inches), compared to 1588 mm (62.5 inches) in downtown and 2044 mm (80.5 inches) in northern Vancouver. The maximum daily air temperature is the average is 22 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit) in July and August, which rarely reaches 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). Religion Vancouver, like the rest of British Columbia, has a lower church attendance rate than the rest of the continent, and most people do not practice religion. It has a significant Sikh and Buddhist population, mostly followers of India and China. 41.7 ٪ Christian 41.5% without religious affiliation, including agnostic, atheist, humanist, and "non-religious" 6.8 ٪ Sec 3.4% Buddhist 3.2% Muslim 1.8 ٪ Hindu 0.8% Jewish 0.07 Indigenous spirituality Ethnic Origins Demographics of the Vancouver Metro represent a multiethnic community. A small population, less than 2% of the indigenous people, who have lived in the area for more than 3,000 years, according to archaeological and historical records. Since the region's first non-indigenous settlement in the second half of the 19th century, the British and Irish peoples have been the largest immigrant group, and overall remain the largest ethnic group in Vancouver to this day. The largest non-British or Irish ethnic groups in Vancouver include the Chinese, Indians, and Germans. The metropolitan area has one of the most diverse Chinese-speaking communities, with a variety of Chinese speakers. The Vancouver Metro includes the second largest Chinese neighborhood in North America (after San Francisco) and many multicultural neighborhoods such as Punjabi Bazaar, Greek City, and Japan Town. Commercial Drive is the historic core of Little Italy, which is also the main Portuguese region. Bilingual street signs can be seen in the Chinatown and Punjabi Bazaar, and commercial signs in various languages throughout the metropolis. Economy The Vancouver economy is one of Canada's busiest economies. British Columbia is Canada's official gateway to the Pacific Rim, a major port, and the main western terminal of intercontinental highways and railroads. Vancouver has successfully evolved from a predominantly resource-based economy to a diversified knowledge-based economy and has been the fastest growing economy in Canada in recent years. Vancouver gross domestic product was C $ 137 billion in 2017, with a GDP growth rate of 4.5%, meaning Vancouver accounts for approximately 7.5% of Canada's total economy, according to the Canadian Conference Board. Includes trade, film and television, technology, tourism, natural resources, and construction. Transportation TransLink is responsible for roads and public transportation on the Vancouver Metro (after BC Transit, which oversaw BC Hydro Transit). It offers bus service, including fast bus service, passenger boat and bicycle service (known as SeaBus), an automated high-speed shuttle service called SkyTrain, and the West Coast Express passenger train. The Vancouver SkyTrain system currently operates on three lines, the Millennium Line, the Expo Line, and the Canada Line, for a total of 53 stations since 2017. Only 20 of these stations are within the city limits of Vancouver and the rest. Nearby, some of the city's biggest tourist attractions, such as the English Bay / Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium, the University of British Columbia with the Anthropological Museum, and Kitsilano are not connected by this express transportation system.