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Quebec
Quebec is Canada's largest province in terms of area, and is the second most populous. It is the only Canadian province with French as its official language. Its capital is Quebec City.
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How big is india in square miles?
It has an area of 1,269,345 square miles.
Total: 3,287,263 sq km
land: 2,973,193 sq km
water: 314,070 sq km
What are the imports and exports of Quebec?
The breakdown by destination of Québec's international merchandise exports for 2009 is as follows:United States$40.3 billion CAD
69.2 %Europe $9.1 billion CAD
15.6 %Asia $3.7 billion CAD 6.4 %Middle East $2.0 billion CAD 3.4 %Central America $1.2 billion CAD 2.1 %South America $1.3 billion CAD 2.3 %Africa $0.5 billion CAD 0.9 %Oceania $0.4 billion CAD 0.8 %
The main product groups are :Aluminium and alloys$4.9 billion CAD 8.4 %Airplanes with engines$6.1 billion CAD 10.4 %Newsprint$2.3 billion CAD 4.4 %Airplane engines and parts$2.3 billion CAD 3.9 %Other measuring, medical and optical equipment$1.8 billion CAD 3.2 %
ImportThe breakdown by origin of Québec's international merchandise imports for 2009 is as follows:United States$21.8 billion CAD31.1 %Europe$21.5 billion CAD30.7 %Asia$13.5 billion CAD19.3 %Africa $5.1 billion CAD 7.3 %South America $3.9 billion CAD 5.6 %Central America $2.2 billion CAD 3.2 %Middle East $0.8 billion CAD 1.2 %Oceania $0.6 billion CAD 0.8 %
The main product groups are :Crude oil $9.0 billion CAD12.9 %Automobiles and chassis $6.2 billion CAD 8.8 %Other oil and coal derivatives $2.3 billion CAD 3.3 %Medicinal and pharmaceutical products, in dosage $3.0 billion CAD 4.2 %Airplanes with engines $2.1 billion CAD 3.0 %
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Why was the quebec act important?
Well apart from extending Québec's territory, it allowed the people of Québec to practice the Catholic faith, free of Protestant influence. It also allowed the people to use French civil law for private matters, even though English common law was still in use for all public affairs.
Quebec City was officially founded bySamuel de Champlain,on July 3rd, 1608.
And if you can do simple math.......That was 400 Years ago in 2008.
and if you update it........................ that was 401years ago in 2009.
Yes, I live near Quebec and there are actually quite a few bears there
What do you call someone from Quebec?
That's Québécois, with a C not a Q. In English, they are referred to as Quebecers.
Is Quebec the capital of Canada?
Yes, the city of Quebec is still the capital of the province of Quebec.
What are some of the service industries in Quebec?
The following info was found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec: While the province's substantial natural resources, such as mining, petroleum extraction, fishing, hunting, and forestry have long been the mainstay of its economy, sectors of the knowledge economy such as aerospace, information and communication technologies, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry also play leading roles.These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become the second most economically influencial province, second only to Ontario
How many Roman Catholic Churches are there in Quebec City?
I think that there is just 1 in Quebec surprisingly. I am doing a research project on the churches in Quebec and I havge only found 1 Catolic church. Sory if this is not helpful. :P
Although there are not as many churches in Québec City as in Rome, the city of the "300 steeples" or Montréal the city of the "100 clochers", there are a great many Catholic churches in Québec's capital city.
On which river are the Canadian cities of Montreal and Quebec?
st-lawrence river in south and des prairie in north
What is Quebec City known best for?
Quebec is known for there language.
and it's nice nice hotels and resturantes plus it's attractions.
What makes Quebec different from other Canadian Provinces?
Quebec is different from the rest of canada, because Quebec has more of an expansion of french speaking people while everywhere else has a mixture, mainly because french people first migrated in Quebec
What was the significance of Samuel de Champlain's founing of Quebec?
The signifants were that he lead colonists to Quebec, and started another colony in Quebec
What holidays do people in Quebec celebrate?
Quebec is a family-friendly town. Instead of hating winter, they embrace it with an annual Winter Carnival. The Association Quebecoise des Loisirs Folkloriques is an organization committed to preserving and disseminating Quebec's folklore heritage.
What is the driving distance from Montreal to Quebec City in miles?
Montreal and Longueil are only separated by the St-Laurent river.
One side of the bridge is Montreal and the other side is Longueuil.
So depending on where you are in Montreal and where you want to go in Longueuil the driving distance cuold be as short as 5 minutes.
How did Quebec City get its name?
Quebec got its name from the Algonquian word Kebec, which means "where the river shortens".
What crops do they grow in Quebec?
Quebec falls into a zone number 4 on the hardiness charts. Making the coldness of -35 C for that zone Ref: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Zonescale.png
