Quebec

Summary

Quebec is a province of Canada^[1]. Quebec ranks in the top 10% of province_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,006 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Quebec was a member of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie^[3].
• Quebec is located in Canada^[4].
• Quebec is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Quebec is on the body of water Lake Champlain^[6].
• Quebec is on the body of water St. Lawrence River^[7].
• Quebec is on the body of water Hudson Bay^[8].
• Quebec's head of government is recorded as François Legault^[9].
• Quebec is on the continent of North America^[10].
• Quebec's instance of is recorded as province of Canada^[11].
• Quebec's head of state is recorded as Charles III^[12].
• Quebec's capital is recorded as Quebec City^[13].
• Quebec's official language is recorded as French^[14].
• Quebec's currency is recorded as Canadian dollar^[15].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as New Hampshire^[16].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as Maine^[17].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick^[18].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as Newfoundland and Labrador^[19].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as New York^[20].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as Vermont^[21].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as Ontario^[22].
• Quebec's shares border with is recorded as Nunavut^[23].
• Quebec's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary democracy^[24].
• Quebec City is named after Quebec^[25].
• Quebec's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bas-Saint-Laurent^[26].
• Quebec's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean^[27].

Body

Founding

July 1, 1867 marks the founding of Quebec^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Quebec include Québécois^[29], a human population^[30], in Canada^[31].

Why It Matters

Quebec ranks in the top 10% of province_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,006 views/month).^[2] Quebec has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Quebec is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Quebec include Québécois^[29], a human population^[30], in Canada^[31].