Quebec, province, Canada

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Quebec kābĕkˈ [key], province (2001 pop. 7,237,479), 594,860 sq mi (1,553,637 sq km), E Canada.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Twentieth-Century Economic and Political Developments
• Confederation and the French-English Question
• Early History
• Economy and Higher Education
• Geography
• Bibliography

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