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 original 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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