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feature Quebec
City and Montreal,
Canada's oldest cities with European flair thanks
to the history and heritage both cities offer.
Visit Quebec's Upper Town, Lower Town and Old
Port and, in February, enjoy the
Winter Carnival which celebrates with parades,
music, ice sculptures and various entertainment.
Visit Montreal's Underground City, look out to
spectacular viewspoints from
Mount
Royal, or visit the Olympic Stadium home to
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Quebec
City, Quebec
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Quebec
is the largest province in Canada and the second most
populous, after Ontario, with a population of 7,598,100
(Statistics Canada, July 2005). This represents about
24% of the Canadian population. Quebec's official
language is French. Quebec is the only Canadian province
where English is a minority language (at the provincial
level), and it is one of only two provinces –
in addition to the federal government– where
French is an official language
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(the other, per the Constitution Act, 1982, is
New Brunswick; Manitoba enjoys limited official
bilingualism). The capital is Quebec City (simply
referred to as "Québec" in French)
and the largest city is Montréal.
A resident of Quebec is called a Quebecer (also
spelled "Quebecker"), and in French,
un(e) Québécois(e), the latter being
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Montreal,
Quebec
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most populated region is the St. Lawrence River Valley
in the south, where the capital, Quebec City, and the
largest city, Montreal, are situated. North of Montréal
are the Laurentians, a range of ancient mountains, and
to the east are the Appalachian Mountains which extends
into the Eastern Townships and Gaspésie regions.
The Gaspé Peninsula juts into the Gulf of St.
Lawrence to the east. |
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