Regional Statistics for Canada

Location:

Eastern Canada, surrounded by the province of Ontario, James Bay and Hudson Bay to the west, by the Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north, by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador to the east, and by the states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine) to the south. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia

Population:

7,651,531

Languages:

French, English

Capital:

Quebec City

Currency:

Canadian dollar

Climate:

Covering a huge area, the climate of Quebec has wide temperature variations. The climate is mostly continental,with four seasons varying from hot summers to cold, snowy winters and lots of rain. The far north experiences a severe Arctic climate with a freezing winter and continuous permafrost

Temperature Range:

-30 to +30

Terrain:

Mountains, forest, lakes, fertile river valley, arctic, Canadian Sheild

Natural Hazards:

Continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development, ice storms, forest fire