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Maine vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 17.1 times larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 16.8 times larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 3.9 times (293%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 4.7 times (374%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 167 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 6.4 times (543%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Maine's population density is 2.7 times (167%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 25.3 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 7.5 times (651%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 47 years.
Maine vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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