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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
District of Columbia official website · Quebec official website
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