Québec

Quebec (English pronunciation: /kwɨˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/; French Québec [kebɛk]  ( listen)) is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level. 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 t... more

Area:

  • 1,542,056 km² (595391.2 mi² )

Country:

Date founded:

  • 1609

Also known as:

  • Québec,
  • La Belle Province,
  • Quebec,
  • Province Of Quebec,
  • Province Du Québec,
  • Province Du Quebec

Location

Capital

Quebec City

Québec (also Quebec, Quebec City or Québec City) (French: Québec, or Ville de Québec) (pronounced /kwɨˈbɛk/ or /keˈbɛk/), is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in the province – after Montreal,...

Population

number date
  • 7,750,504
  • 2008

Capital:

Official Language:

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

ISO 3166-2 Code:

  • CA-QC

Official symbols:

Kind of symbol Symbol Date adopted
  • Dec 9, 1939
  • Dec 9, 1939
  • Jan 21, 1948
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GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount
  • 285,158,000,000

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount
  • 37,278

Religions:

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 53
  • -71

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