Quebec
n. province in eastern Canada; capital city of the Canadian province Quebec | ||||
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Quebec Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Quebec
Noun
1. the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
(synonym) Quebec City
(hypernym) provincial capital
(part-holonym) Quebec
(part-meronym) Pierre Laporte Bridge
2. the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
(hypernym) Canadian province
(part-holonym) Canada
(part-meronym) Quebec, Quebec City
Noun
1. the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
(synonym) Quebec City
(hypernym) provincial capital
(part-holonym) Quebec
(part-meronym) Pierre Laporte Bridge
2. the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
(hypernym) Canadian province
(part-holonym) Canada
(part-meronym) Quebec, Quebec City
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quebec
quebec
n
1. the french-speaking capital of the province of quebec; situated on the saint lawrence river [syn: quebec, quebec city ]
2. the largest province of canada; a french colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the british [syn: quebec]
similar words(3)
quebec group
quebec city
quebec bridge
quebec
n
1. the french-speaking capital of the province of quebec; situated on the saint lawrence river [syn: quebec, quebec city ]
2. the largest province of canada; a french colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the british [syn: quebec]
similar words(3)
quebec group
quebec city
quebec bridge
Quebec Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| CIA World Factbook 2005 |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Canada |
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Government type:
| confederation with parliamentary democracy |
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Capital:
| Ottawa |
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Administrative divisions:
| 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory* |
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Independence:
| 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (independence recognized) |
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National holiday:
| Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |
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Constitution:
| made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments |
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Legal system:
| based on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French law prevails; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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Suffrage:
| 18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Adrienne CLARKSON (since 7 October 1999)
head of government: Prime Minister Paul MARTIN (since 12 December 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Anne MCLELLAN (since 12 December 2003) cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the House of Commons is automatically designated prime minister by the governor general |
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Legislative branch:
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (members appointed by the governor general with the advice of the prime minister and serve until reaching 75 years of age; its normal limit is 105 senators) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve for up to five-year terms)
elections: House of Commons - last held 28 June 2004 (next to be held by NA 2009) election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 36.7%, Conservative Party 29.6%, New Democratic Party 15.7%, Bloc Quebecois 12.4%, Greens 4.3%, independents 0.4%, other 0.9%; seats by party - Liberal Party 134, Conservative Party 99, Bloc Quebecois 54, New Democratic Party 19, independent 2 |
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Judicial branch:
| Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the prime minister through the governor general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queens Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice) |
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Political parties and leaders:
| Bloc Quebecois [Gilles DUCEPPE]; Conservative Party of Canada (a merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party) [Stephen HARPER]; Green Party [Jim HARRIS]; Liberal Party [Paul MARTIN]; New Democratic Party [Jack LAYTON] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
| NA |
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International organization participation:
| ACCT, AfDB, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (cooperating state), FAO, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Francis Joseph MCKENNA
chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740 FAX: [1] (202) 682-7726 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle consulate(s): Anchorage, Houston, Philadelphia, Princeton, Raleigh, San Francisco, and San Jose |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador David H. WILKINS
embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8 mailing address: P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburgh, NY 13669-0430 telephone: [1] (613) 238-5335, 4470 FAX: [1] (613) 688-3082 consulate(s) general: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg |
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Flag description:
| two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width), with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white |
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Quebec Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Quebec
County: County Durham
Post Code: DH7
County: County Durham
Post Code: DH7
| US area codes |
Quebec
"450, 819, 418, 514"
"450, 819, 418, 514"
| Area Code International |
Quebec
Canada 1-
Canada 1-
Quebec Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Quebec
- This article is about the Canadian province. For the similar historical entity, see Province of Quebec (1763-1791). For the city, see Quebec City. For other uses, see Quebec (disambiguation) and Québécois (disambiguation).
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