The first city to rank within the top ten list of the ‘World’s Most Livable Cities’ for five straight years, the city of Vancouver, which overlooks the Strait of Georgia and Burrard’s Inlet from the Burrard Peninsula in western British Columbia, Canada, is noted throughout the world for its ecologically friendly, progressive, and highly urbane standards of living. As Canada’s ninth most populous city, with a total number of about 640,000 residents, and a greater urban area that, with 2.3 million people, is the nation’s third largest, Vancouver is also one of the most densely populated cities in North America. This concentration of people, however, is one of Vancouver’s most notable advantages, as the careful measures that were taken to plan and develop the city have ensured that its limits are filled with beautiful, resident-friendly high rises, many of which are the tallest and most striking in Canada. Though numerous, Vancouver’s many citizens therefore have a high standard of living and, again due to the diverse populations found within the city, have access to cultural, culinary, and commercial outlets that reflect this Pacific metropolis’ status as an international hot spot. For information about Vancouver luxury real estate view the properties to the right.