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Quebec is Canada's largest province. Most of the population lives near the St. Lawrence River between Quebec City, the capital, and Montreal, where most English-speakers are found. Quebec is Canada's only province where French is the official language and most of the population is Francophone.

Located in east-central Canada, just east of Ontario, Quebec is Canada's second most populous province. The northern half of Quebec is home to a variety of aboriginal people who have lived there for many millennia. The people of Quebec are very independent and many consider Quebec an independent nation within United Canada.

The natural beauty of Quebec is mesmerizing. Northern Quebec is an area of pristine forests, fields and waterways. A visit there is like traveling back in time. Big blue skies, towering trees inhabited by exotic wildlife, thousands of species of animals living free, unsullied lakes and rivers teeming with fish.

Quebec is also home to a large and growing slice of Canada's lucrative high tech economy. Information and communication technology companies, pharmaceutical companies, and companies in the aerospace and biotechnology industry have all made Quebec their home. These industries have helped to make Quebec Canada's second most important province economically.