Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. With an area of 1.5 million square kilometres and more than 12,000 km of borders, in North America, Quebec is located in Central Canada. The province shares land borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfo…
Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. With an area of 1.5 million square kilometres and more than 12,000 km of borders, in North America, Quebec is located in Central Canada. The province shares land borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. It is bathed up north by James Bay, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Ungava Bay, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and in the south, it shares a border with the United States.
Capital: Quebec City
Largest city: Montreal
Country: Canada
Before confederation: Canada East
Confederation: July 1, 1867 (1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario)
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