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Virginia vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 13.4 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 13.9 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 5.5 times (448%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.1 times (107%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Rogers is 309 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Virginia and Quebec have about the same population.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Virginia's population density is 13.1 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia'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
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 79 years.
Virginia vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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