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Quebec

Quebec
Québec (French)
Flag of Quebec
Flag
Coat of arms of Quebec
Coat of arms
Motto: Je me souviens (French)
("I remember")
QC
Canadian Provinces and Territories
Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st, with ON, NS, NB)
Capital Québec
Largest city Montreal
Largest metro Greater Montreal
Government
 • Type Constitutional monarchy
 • Lieutenant Governor J. Michel Doyon
 • Premier Philippe Couillard (Liberal)
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament)
House seats 78 of 338 (23.1%)
Senate seats 24 of 105 (22.9%)
Area
 • Total 1,542,056 km2 (595,391 sq mi)
 • Land 1,365,128 km2 (527,079 sq mi)
 • Water 176,928 km2 (68,312 sq mi)  11.5%
Area rank Ranked 2nd
  15.4% of Canada
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,903,001
 • Estimate (2016 Q1) 8,294,656
 • Rank Ranked 2nd
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s) in English: Quebecer or Quebecker,
in French: Québécois (m) Québécoise (f)
Official languages French
GDP
 • Rank 2nd
 • Total (2013) C$362.846 billion
 • Per capita C$44,499 (10th)
Time zone UTC−5, −4
Postal abbr. QC
Postal code prefix G, H, J
ISO 3166 code CA-QC
Flower Blue flag iris
Tree Yellow birch
Bird Snowy owl
Website www.gouv.qc.ca
Rankings include all provinces and territories
Largest Metropolitan Areas in Quebec
Rank Core City Administrative Region Pop. Rank Core City Administrative Region Pop.

Montreal
Montreal
Quebec City
Quebec City
Gatineau
Gatineau

1 Montreal Montréal 3,824,221 16 Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-Témiscamingue 41,798
2 Quebec City Capitale-Nationale 765,706 17 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Montérégie 40,077
3 Gatineau Outaouais 314,501 18 Saint-Georges Chaudière-Appalaches 34,642
4 Sherbrooke Estrie 201,890 19 Val-d'Or Abitibi-Témiscamingue 33,265
5 Saguenay Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 157,790 20 Alma Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 33,018
6 Trois-Rivières Mauricie 151,773 21 Baie-Comeau Côte-Nord 28,789
7 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Montérégie 92,394 22 Sept-Îles Côte-Nord 28,487
8 Drummondville Centre-du-Québec 88,480 23 Thetford Mines Chaudière-Appalaches 27,968
9 Granby Montérégie 77,077 24 Rivière-du-Loup Bas-Saint-Laurent 27,734
10 Saint-Hyacinthe Montérégie 56,794 25 Matane Bas-Saint-Laurent 18,368
11 Shawinigan Mauricie 55,009 26 Amos Abitibi-Témiscamingue 17,090
12 Rimouski Bas-Saint-Laurent 50,912 27 Dolbeau-Mistassini Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 16,019
13 Sorel-Tracy Montérégie 47,772 28 La Tuque Mauricie 15,130
14 Joliette Lanaudière 46,932 29 Lachute Laurentides 12,551
15 Victoriaville Centre-du-Québec 46,354 30 Cowansville Montérégie 12,489
Canada 2011 Census

Quebec (pronounced Listeni/kwˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/; French: Québec [kebɛk]) is the second-most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as the sole provincial official language.

Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, James Bay, and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; it is bordered on the south by the province of New Brunswick and the US states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.


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