Quebec City, Canada

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Quebec City (French, Québec), a Canadian city, is the capital of Quebec. Quebec's Old Town (Vieux Québec), the only fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. The city has a population of 169,076 (2001), while the metropolitan area has a population of 682,757 (2001). To differentiate between Quebec the city and Quebec the province, the city is referred to as Quebec City. In French, the province is called le Québec ("in Quebec" = au Québec) while the city is simply Québec without the le. "In Quebec City" is ŕ Québec. Officially, the city is called Québec (with an acute accent, no "city") by both the provincial and federal governments in both languages.

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Driving U.S Driving Permit accepted
Currency (CAD) Canadian Dollar
Electrical 120 Volts
Telephones Country Code 1 City Code Toronto 289+7D, Quebec City 418+7D, Montreal 514+7D, Ontario 807+7D


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