Québec - Facts and Figures.

Québec - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Québec July 1, 1867 Je me souviens (I remember) Abbreviation QC LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 1,542,056 sq km 595,391 sq mi 2nd 1,365,128 sq km 527,079 sq mi Highest point Mount Caubvick 1,652 m/5,420 ft Forested land as a share of land area 62 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 7,700,800 (2007 estimate) 2nd 0.7 percent (2004-2005) 5.6 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 14.5 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 80 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Montréal 1,039,534 (2001) Q uébec 169,076 (2001) S herbrooke 147,427 (2006) Chicoutimi 60,008 (2001) Trois-Rivières 46,264 (2001) Language groups Speakers of English 10 percent (2006) Speakers of French 81.1 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 40.8 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 0.8 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 80.4 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 3,667 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 84 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Jean Charest National Assembly 125 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 24 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 75 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$283 billion (2006) C$29,385 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing Mining Transportation and utilities 2 percent (2004) 5.8 percent (2004) 21.2 percent (2004) 0.6 percent (2004) 8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 17 percent (2004) G overnment 6.1 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.2 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.7 percent (2004) Other services 27.4 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 4,092,100 (2006) 8.4 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.