Motto: '"Je me souviens" | |||||||
Anthem | "Gens du pays" (French: People of the land) | ||||||
Capital | Ville de Québec (English: Quebec City) | ||||||
Largest city | Montréal | ||||||
Language - Official: |
French | ||||||
- Other languages | English | ||||||
Ethnic group | Canadian 66.2% French 30.8% Irish 5.5% Italian 4.0% | ||||||
Type of government | Monarchy | ||||||
King: | Henry I | ||||||
Prime Minister: | George Edwinson Jr | ||||||
Area | 1,542,056 km² 595,391 sq mi (20th) | ||||||
- Water (%) | 11.5% (176,928 km²/68,312 mi²) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
- 2024 estimate | 7,782,909 (94th) | ||||||
- 2024 census | 7,730,599 | ||||||
- Density | 5.63/km2 (225th) 14.6/sq mi | ||||||
Independence | from Canada | ||||||
Declared | September 8th 1700 | ||||||
Currency | Piastre Québecoise (P) (QCP) | ||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate | ||||||
- Total | $266.318 billion (40th) | ||||||
- Per capita | $34,218 (23rd) | ||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate | ||||||
- Total | $258.414 billion (37th) | ||||||
- Per capita | $33,202 (26th) | ||||||
Gini | 30.1 (2008) | ||||||
HDI | ▲0.966 (very high) (5th) | ||||||
Time zone | UTC−5, −4 +(UTC) | ||||||
Date formats | (dd-mm-yyyy) | ||||||
Internet TLD | .qc | ||||||
Calling code | +1 |
Kingdom of Quebec (English pronunciation: /kəˈbɛk/ or /kwɨˈbɛk/; is a country located in northern North America. It is bordered to the west by the Canada, James Bay and Hudson Bay; Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north; Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick to the east; and United States of America to the south.