Quebec Montreal
Quebec province with francophone culture
Quebec province with francophone culture
Quebec is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population. There are over seven million people in Quebec, whose everyday language is French. The French-speaking Canadians, who live in the province of Quebec, are referred to as the Quebecois. The Quebecois constitute 82% of all French-Canadians. Capital City of Quebec is Quebec City.
Quebec is a province in Canada, North America bordered on the Southeast by the United States and New Brunswick, on it's Southwest by Ontario, on it's West and North by Hudson Bay, and on it's Northeast by Newfoundland. It has an area of 1 700 000 sq.km, and is three times as large as France. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Montreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec.
The name "Quebec", which comes from the Algonquin word kébec meaning "where the river narrows", originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The Quebec flag changes came about slowly, however after World War II the Fleurdelisé flag was made Quebec's national emblem on January 21, 1948. Québec's official flower is the Blue Iris.
The major newspapers in Quebec are La Presse, Le journal de Montreal, Le Soleil de Quebec and The Gazette (Montreal). There are also several free papers including "alternative weeklies" and daily micro-presses available in cafes and the Montreal metro.
Quebec has three main climate regions. Southern and western Quebec, including most of the major population centers, have a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons having warm to occasionally hot and humid summers and often very cold and snowy winters. Sporting activities are increasingly popular in Quebec. Hockey is the sport of choice in Quebec.
The territory of Quebec is extremely rich in resources in its coniferous forests, lakes, and rivers pulp and paper, lumber, and hydroelectricity are still some of the province's most important industries. There is a significant concentration of high-tech industries around Montreal, including aerospace companies such as aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, the jet engine company Pratt & Whitney, the flight simulator builder CAE and Lockheed Martin Canada. The province of Quebec is ranked the 44th largest economy in the world just behind Norway and ranked the 21st largest in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Main Quebec industries are: aerospace,agriculture, manufacturing, energy, mining, forestry and transportation. Science and technology are key factors in the economic position of Quebec. More than one million people in Quebec are employed in science and technology sector. Montreal's economy is the second largest of all cities in Canada and the largest in Quebec. Montreal is today an important centre of commerce, finance, industry, technology, culture, world affairs and …
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