Quebec (/k(w)ɪˈbɛk/ (listen); French: Québec [kebɛk] (listen)) is
one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is
bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of
water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and
Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province
of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New
Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and
New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward
Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area
and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of
Nunavut is larger.Quebec independence debates have played a large role
in the politics of the province. Parti Québécois governments held
referendums on sovereignty in 1980 and 1995. Although neither passed,
the 1995 referendum saw the highest voter turnout in Quebec history,
at over 93%, and only failed by less than 1%. In 2006, the House of
Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the
"Québécois as a nation within a united Canada".Quebec is the
second-most populous province of Canada, after Ontario. It is the only
one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as
the sole official language. Most inhabitants live in urban areas near
the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, the
capital. Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater
Montreal Area and the Island of Montreal. The island of Montreal
houses most of the allophone and anglophone population, as well as
most English-language institutions. The Nord-du-Québec region,
occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and
inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples.
one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is
bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of
water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and
Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province
of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New
Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and
New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward
Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area
and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of
Nunavut is larger.Quebec independence debates have played a large role
in the politics of the province. Parti Québécois governments held
referendums on sovereignty in 1980 and 1995. Although neither passed,
the 1995 referendum saw the highest voter turnout in Quebec history,
at over 93%, and only failed by less than 1%. In 2006, the House of
Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the
"Québécois as a nation within a united Canada".Quebec is the
second-most populous province of Canada, after Ontario. It is the only
one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as
the sole official language. Most inhabitants live in urban areas near
the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, the
capital. Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater
Montreal Area and the Island of Montreal. The island of Montreal
houses most of the allophone and anglophone population, as well as
most English-language institutions. The Nord-du-Québec region,
occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and
inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples.
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