| Capital |
Quebec City |
| Motto |
I remember (Je me souviens) |
| Flower |
Fleur-de-lis (also known as Madonna lily) |
| Largest Cities |
Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Sherrooke, Verdun, Jull, Trois-Rivieres |
| Population |
6,533,000 (1986c); rank: second; 25.8% of Canada;
77.9% urban |
| Languages |
9% English; 82% French; 6% other; 3% more than one language |
| Entered Confederation |
July 1, 1867 |
| Government |
Provincial - Lieutenant-Governor, Executive Council, National Assembly
Federal - 24 senators, 75 members of the House of Commons |
| Area |
1,540,680 sq. km. |
| Provincial Sales Tax |
9% |
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