Quebec, Canada

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Quebec, Canada is a predominantly French-speaking province in eastern Canada known for its rich cultural heritage, historic cities like Quebec City and Montreal, and vast natural landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Canada
area approximately 1,542,000 square kilometres
areaRankInCanada 1
borderedBy New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
United States of America
surface form: United States
bordersUSState Maine
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania–New York border
surface form: Pennsylvania (maritime boundary via Saint Lawrence Seaway)

Vermont
capital Quebec City
climate humid continental in most populated areas
subarctic in northern regions
continent North America
country Canada
culturalHeritage distinct civil law tradition
predominantly French-speaking society
strong Francophone arts and literature
currency Canadian dollar
drivesOn right
foundingDateAsProvince 1867
governmentType parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasBodyOfWater Gulf of St. Lawrence
surface form: Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Ungava Bay
surface form: Hudson Bay

James Bay
hasLegalSystem civil law for private law
common law for public law
hasMajorCity Gatineau
Laval
Saguenay
Sherbrooke
Trois-Rivières
hasMajorUniversity McGill University
Université Laval
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
hasRegion Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Capitale-Nationale
Côte-Nord region of Quebec
surface form: Côte-Nord

Estrie
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Lanaudière
Laurentides
Montérégie
Outaouais
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec
surface form: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old Quebec
surface form: Historic District of Old Quebec
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of Quebec
historicalColony New France
hostsFestival Just for Laughs
surface form: Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal

Montreal International Jazz Festival
Quebec Winter Carnival
ISOCode CA-QC
largestCity Montreal
largestMetropolitanArea Montreal region
surface form: Greater Montreal
legislature National Assembly of Quebec
locatedIn North America
eastern Canada
majorIndustry aerospace
forestry
hydroelectric power
information technology
mining
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
officialLanguage French
officialMotto Je me souviens
officialName Quebec, Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Québec
officialReligionStatus no official religion
populationCentre Montreal
Quebec City
populationRankInCanada 2
preConfederationEntity Province of Canada
surface form: Province of Canada (Canada East)
recognizedLanguage English
sportsTeam Montreal Canadiens
surface form: Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Time Zone (eastern regions)

Eastern Time Zone
traversedByRiver Saint Lawrence River

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Saint-Laurent Borough province Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Sud-Ouest locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Cirque du Soleil headquartersLocation Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Ecclesiastical Province of Montreal locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Quebec locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Quebec locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Province of Quebec
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Quebec regionServed Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Quebec basedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Quebec Nordiques province Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary foundedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Ursulines of Quebec locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Ursulines of Quebec regionServed Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Labrador Peninsula administrativeRegion Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Labrador Peninsula largestPartIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Baie-D’Urfé locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Quebec Bulldogs region Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Great Lakes waterway traverses Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: Great Lakes Waterway
this entity surface form: Quebec
French Canadian majorRegion Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: French Canadians
this entity surface form: Quebec
French Canadian majorProvince Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: French Canadians
this entity surface form: Quebec
film "The Rocket" (2005) setting Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: The Rocket (2005 film)
this entity surface form: Quebec
film "The Rocket" (2005) filmingLocation Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: The Rocket (2005 film)
this entity surface form: Quebec
Richard Riot of 1955 in Montreal province Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: Richard Riot
this entity surface form: Quebec
Anjou locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Anjou locatedInProvince Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Knight of the National Order of Quebec subdivision Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Knight of the National Order of Quebec jurisdiction Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Province of Quebec
Ville-Marie locatedInPresentDay Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Canadian Classique region Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
401 Derby geographicRegion Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Marquis de Duquesne workLocation Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Quebec Senior Hockey League locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Quebec Senior Hockey League governingBodyLocation Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Quebec Senior Hockey League regionServed Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Atwater Avenue and Sainte-Catherine Street West locatedIn Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Atwater Avenue and Sainte-Catherine Street West province Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
The Forum locatedIn Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: Montreal Forum
this entity surface form: Quebec
The Forum region Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: Montreal Forum
this entity surface form: Quebec
The Forum languageRegion Quebec, Canada
subject surface form: Montreal Forum
this entity surface form: French-speaking Canada
Algoma District bordersProvince Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline traverses Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Trans-Canada Highway passesThrough Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Cree peoples traditionalTerritory Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Grand Council of the Crees appliesToJurisdiction Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Air Transat headquartersLocation Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec
Demers hasRegionOfPrevalence Quebec, Canada
this entity surface form: Quebec