Quebec is a province in east central Canada which is predominantly a french speaking colony. The word Quebec means "where the river narrows" and it originally referred to the area in Quebec City where the St.Lawrence River narrowed down to a cliff-lined gap.
Here are some facts about Quebec- Quebec was found by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1608 and he is called as "Father of New France"
- Quebec city is the capital of Quebec
- 80% of people in Quebec speak French.
- In 2006, 7% of the population in Quebec were English speaking community or Anglophones
- Most of the people in Quebec are bilingual. In Montreal about 60% are bilingual.
- Quebec is world's 36th largest economy and second largest in Canada next to Ontario
- Southern and western Quebec is highly populated as compared to eastern and northern Quebec
- Most populated cities are Montreal, Quebec City, Gatinaeu, Sherbrooke, Saguenay [look at the city map above for location of these cities]
- Quebec enjoys four seasons - summer,spring,autumn and winter
- Climate is based on Quebec regions - Southern and Western Quebec has hot and humid summer and cold and snowy winters.
- Temperature range in summer is 25 °C (77 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) and, in winter, between −10 °C (14 °F) and −25 °C (−13 °F)
- Highest temperature in summer is 35 °C and in winter it is a -40 °C !!
- Summer has sever thunder and tornadoes. In winter precipitation is very high and snow reaches heights up to 5m.!!
- Quebec has one of the world's largest reservoirs of freshwater about 12% of its surface (rivers and lakes)
- June 24th is Quebec's National Holiday honoring French Canada patron St.John the Baptist.
