Jump to content

Quebec

Frae Wikipedia, the free beuk o knawledge
Quebec

Québec
La Belle Province
Motto(s): 
Je me souviens
(Scots: I mynd)
Map o Canadae wi Quebec heichlichtit
Map o Canadae wi Quebec heichlichtit
Confederation1 Julie 1867 (1st, wi Ont., N.S., N.B.)
CapitalQuebec Ceety
Lairgest ceetyMontreal
Lairgest metroGreater Montreal
Govrenment
 • TeepConstitutional monarchy
 • Lieutenant-GovrenorMichel Doyon
 • PremierFrançois Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec)
LegislaturQuebec Naitional Assembly
Federal representation(in Canadian Pairlament)
Hoose seats75 o 338 (22.2%)
Senate seats24 o 105 (22.9%)
Area
 • Total1542056 km2 (595,391 sq mi)
 • Laund1365128 km2 (527,079 sq mi)
 • Water176928 km2 (68,312 sq mi)  11.5%
Area rankRankit 2nt
 15.4% o Canadae
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,903,001[1]
 • RankRankit 2nt
 • Density5.79/km2 (15.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Quebecer,
Quebecker,
Québécois(e)[2]
Offeecial leidsFrench[3]
GDP
 • Rank2nt
 • Tot (2009)C$319 348 billion
 • Per capitaC$37,278 (10t)
Time zoneUTC−5, −4
Postal abbr.
QC[4]
Postal code prefixG, H, J
ISO 3166 codeCA-QC
FlouerBlue Flag Iris
TreeYellae Birch
BirdSnawy Owl
Websitewww.gouv.qc.ca
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.

Image
The Fleurdelisé fleein in Quebec City.
  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ Office Québécois de la langue francaise. "Status of the French language". Government of Quebec. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Canada Post (17 Januar 2011). "Addressing Guidelines". Canada Post Corporation. Retrieved 12 Julie 2011.