Québec information

For the city, see Quebec City. For other uses, see Quebec (disambiguation) and Québécois (disambiguation).
Quebec (or /kəˈbɛk/), in French, Québec is a province in Canada, and the only province that is the homeland of a people recognized as a nation by the House of Commons.
Quebec is bordered to the west by Ontario, James Bay and Hudson Bay, to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Labrador, to the southeast by New Brunswick and Maine, and to the south by the states of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. It also shares maritime borders with the Territory of Nunavut and the provinces of 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. It is the second most populated province, behind Ontario, and most of its inhabitants live along or close to the banks of the Saint Lawrence River. The central and north portion of the province is sparsely populated and inhabited by the aboriginal peoples of Canada. Quebec operates North America's largest and most extensive civil service.
The official language of Quebec is French; it is the sole Canadian province whose population is mainly francophone, and where English is not an official language at the provincial level except in the legislature and the courts, where it is co-equal. Quebec has a strong and active nationalist movement, and has had referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995. While the province's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy, Quebec has adapted itself to function effectively in sectors of the knowledge economy such as: information and communication technologies, aerospace, biotechnology, and health industries. (...) more....

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