BACKGROUND
Founded by settlers from Fleur, Aquitaine and Marseilles... (To be developed)
Government Type:- Unitary Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic
Population:-:- 8,600,000
Capital City:- Québec City
Largest City:- Montréal
Demonym:- English: Quebecer or Quebecker, French: Québécois (m), Québécoise (f)
ECONOMY
Currency:- Piastre Québecoise (QCP)GDP per Capita:- $45,300
Unemployment Rate:- 6.3%
Main Industries:- Renewable Energy, Forestry, Mining, Aerospace, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Food and Beverages, Tourism
PEOPLE
Ethnicity:- 87.2% white, 11% visible minority groups (3.3% Black, 2.2% Arab, 1.5% Latin American, 1.1% South Asian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.9% Southeast Asian, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% West Asian, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Japanese), 1.8% Aboriginal (1.1% First Nations, 0.5% Metis, 0.2% Inuit)
Official Languages:- Quebec French
Recognised Regional Languages:- Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, English, Innu, Inuktitut, Malecite-Passamaquoddy, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk
Religions:- Celestian Catholicism (74.7%), Other Christian (7.5%), Non-religious (12.1%), Islam (3.1%), Hinduism (0.4%), Sikhism (0.1%), Buddhism (0.7%), Judaism (1.1%), Other religions (0.3%)
Average Life Expectancy:- 83 yrs
GOVERNMENT
Head of State:- President Maximilien Boucheron
Head of Government:- Prime Minister Marie Seydoux
Name of Legislative Body:- National Assembly
Major Cities of Québec
MontréalPopulation: 1,704,694
Montréal is Québec's most populous city and is the most important centre of commerce, aerospace, transport, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, education, art, culture, tourism, food, fashion, video game development, film, and world affairs. Founded in 1642, it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. Montréal hosts multiple international conferences and events, including the Québécois Grand Prix of Formula One, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Just for Laughs festival (comedy festival), and Les Francos de Montréal (devoted exclusively to French-language music).
Québec CityPopulation: 531,902
Québec City is the capital and second largest city of Québec. The Algonquian people had originally named the area Kébec, an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the promontory of Quebec and its Cape Diamant. The French-speaking settlers, who established the city in 1608, adopted the Algonquin name. The ramparts surrounding Old Québec (Vieux-Québec) are one of the oldest fortified city walls still remaining in place. The city's landmarks include the Château Frontenac hotel that dominates the skyline and the Citadelle of Québec, an intact fortress that forms the centrepiece of the ramparts surrounding the old city and constitutes as the official residence of the President of Québec. The National Assembly of Québec (parliament), the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (National Museum of Fine Arts of Québec), and the Musée de la civilisation (Museum of Civilization) are found within or near Vieux-Québec.