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District of Columbia vs Quebec Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 8,640.1 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 8,712.2 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 93.9 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 80.3 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 4,991 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Quebec Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 12.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. District of Columbia's population density is 672.1 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Washington's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 77 years.
District of Columbia vs Quebec Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 2.4 times (144%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 5.2 times (424%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.