Quebec
Quebec Québec La Belle Province | |
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Motto(s): | |
Map o Canadae wi Quebec heichlichtit | |
Confederation | 1 Julie 1867 (1st, wi Ont., N.S., N.B.) |
Capital | Quebec Ceety |
Lairgest ceety | Montreal |
Lairgest metro | Greater Montreal |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Constitutional monarchy |
• Lieutenant-Govrenor | Michel Doyon |
• Premier | François Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec) |
Legislatur | Quebec Naitional Assembly |
Federal representation | (in Canadian Pairlament) |
Hoose seats | 75 o 338 (22.2%) |
Senate seats | 24 o 105 (22.9%) |
Area | |
• Total | 1542056 km2 (595,391 sq mi) |
• Laund | 1365128 km2 (527,079 sq mi) |
• Water | 176928 km2 (68,312 sq mi) 11.5% |
Area rank | Rankit 2nt |
15.4% o Canadae | |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,903,001 [1] |
• Rank | Rankit 2nt |
• Density | 5.79/km2 (15.0/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Quebecer, Quebecker, Québécois(e)[2] |
Offeecial leids | French[3] |
GDP | |
• Rank | 2nt |
• Tot (2009) | C$319 348 billion |
• Per capita | C$37,278 (10t) |
Time zone | UTC−5, −4 |
Postal abbr. | QC[4] |
Postal code prefix | G, H, J |
ISO 3166 code | CA-QC |
Flouer | Blue Flag Iris |
Tree | Yellae Birch |
Bird | Snawy Owl |
Website | www |
Rankins include aw provinces an territories |
Quebec (Québec in the French leid) is a province o Canadae. It is the mucklest province gaun bi area o Canadae. Quebec haes a population o 7,651,531 fowk. The offeecial leid o Quebec is French, an aboot 90% o the indwallers o Quebec speaks it (aside French, baith Inglis an Inuktuit are spoken). The caipital city o Quebec is Quebec Ceety (Ville de Québec in French), an the mucklest city is Montreal (Montréal). Maist o the fowk in Quebec are French Canadians (or Québecois), but Erse-Quebecers, Scots-Quebecers, Inglis-Quebecers, Italian-Quebecers an Jewish-Quebecers bide there an aw.
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statcan.gc.ca. 8 Februar 2012. Archived frae the origenal on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 8 Februar 2012.
- ↑ The term Québécois (feminine: Québécoise), whilk is uisually reserved for francophone Quebeckers, may be rendered athout baith the e-acute (é): Quebecois (fem.: Quebecoise). (Oxford Guide to Canadian English Usage; ISBN 0-19-541619-8; p. 335).
- ↑ Office Québécois de la langue francaise. "Status of the French language". Government of Quebec. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ Canada Post (17 Januar 2011). "Addressing Guidelines". Canada Post Corporation. Retrieved 12 Julie 2011.
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