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West Virginia vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 21.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 24.6 times larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 5.0 times (398%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 3.5 times (249%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 557 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- West Virginia's population density is 4.3 times (330%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 37.9 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West 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
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 4 years.
West Virginia vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 4.2 times (323%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
West Virginia official website · Quebec official website
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