|
Quebec
Québec (
French)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto(s): | |
| Coordinates: 52°N 72°W / 52°N 72°W / 52; -72[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | Canada East |
| Confederation | July 1, 1867 (1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario) |
| Capital | Quebec City |
| Largest city | Montreal |
| Largest metro | Greater Montreal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Manon Jeannotte |
| • Premier | François Legault |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 78 of 343 (22.7%) |
| 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% |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| 15.4% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
|
|
|
• Total
|
8,501,833[2] |
|
• Estimate
(Q1 2025)
|
9,111,629[3] |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 6.23/km2 (16.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | in English: Quebecer, Quebecker, Québécois in French: Québécois (m),[4] Québécoise (f)[4] |
| Official languages | French[5] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Total (2022) | C$552.737 billion[6] |
| • Per capita | C$63,651 (9th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2019) | 0.916[7]—Very high (9th) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone for most of the province[8]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
QC
[9]
|
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
|
Quebec
Québec (
French)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto(s): | |
| Coordinates: 52°N 72°W / 52°N 72°W / 52; -72[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | Canada East |
| Confederation | July 1, 1867 (1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario) |
| Capital | Quebec City |
| Largest city | Montreal |
| Largest metro | Greater Montreal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Manon Jeannotte |
| • Premier | François Legault |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 78 of 343 (22.7%) |
| 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% |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| 15.4% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
|
|
|
• Total
|
8,501,833[2] |
|
• Estimate
(Q1 2025)
|
9,111,629[3] |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 6.23/km2 (16.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | in English: Quebecer, Quebecker, Québécois in French: Québécois (m),[4] Québécoise (f)[4] |
| Official languages | French[5] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Total (2022) | C$552.737 billion[6] |
| • Per capita | C$63,651 (9th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2019) | 0.916[7]—Very high (9th) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone for most of the province[8]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
QC
[9]
|
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
