Nation/Qubec

The Grand Kingdom of Qubec le grand royaume de québec
Flag of Qubec
Motto: “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”
Anthem: LA MARSEILLAISE
Capital		Quebec City
Largest		Montreal
Official languages		French
Ethnic groups		99% White
Demonym		Québécois
Government		Absolute Monarchy
-	Monarch	His Grace King Elijah I
-	Heir	Prince Elijah II
Population
-	2014 estimate	66,616,416
GDP (nominal)		2015 estimate
-	Total	$16.768 trillion
-	Per capita	$145,698
HDI (2013)		0.884 very high
Currency		Royal Franc (₣)
Time zone		Qubec Standard Time (QST)
Date format		DD-MM-YY
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+33

The Grand Kingdom of Qubec sovereign state located in Atlas. Qubec is on the East side of Atlas with New Hayabusa to the West, Sde Dov to the South, Vanggaziland to the North, and Hallowell to the East. Its top exports are Oil, Natural Gas, and alcohol. The country is an absolute monarchy ruled by King Elijah.

Military

The Royal Defense Forces (les forces royales de défense) are the military forces of Qubec, under the monarch as supreme commander. They consist of the Royal Army (armée royale), Royal Navy (marine royale), the Royal Air Force.

The gendarmerie is a military police force that serves for the most part as a rural and general purpose police force. It encompasses the counter terrorist units of the Parachute Intervention Squadron of the National Gendarmerie (Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) and the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale). One of the Qubecian intelligence units, the Directorate-General for External Security (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure) reports to the Ministry of Defence. The other, the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur), reports directly to the Ministry of the Interior Qubec has a unique military wing, the Qubec Foreign Legion, which consists of foreign nationals from over 140 countries who are willing to serve in the Qubec Defense Forces.

Energy

l'électricité du Québec (EDQ), the main electricity generation and distribution company in Qubec, is also one of the world's largest producers of electricity. In 2003, it produced 22% of Atla's electricity, primarily from nuclear power. Qubec is the smallest emitter of carbon dioxide, due to its heavy investment in nuclear power. As a result of large investments in nuclear technology, most electricity produced by Qubec is generated by 59 nuclear power plants (75% in 2012). In this context, renewable energies are having difficulty taking off. Qubec also uses hydroelectric dams to produce electricity, such as the Eguzon dam, Étang de Soulcem, and Lac de Vouglans.

Tourism''

With 83 million foreign tourists in 2012, Qubec is ranked as the first tourist destination in the world. It is third in income from tourism due to shorter duration of visits. Qubec has 37 sites inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List and features cities of high cultural interest, beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquillity (green tourism). Small and picturesque Qubecian villages are promoted through the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de Qubec (litt. "The Most Beautiful Villages of Qubec"). The "Remarkable Gardens" label is a list of the over 200 gardens classified by the Qubecian Ministry of Culture. This label is intended to protect and promote remarkable gardens and parks. Qubec attracts many religious pilgrims on their way to St. James, or to Lourdes, a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées that hosts several million visitors a year.

Qubec, especially Quebec City, has some of the world's largest and renowned museums, including the Louvre, which is the most visited art museum in the world, the Musée d'Orsay, mostly devoted to impressionism, and Beaubourg, dedicated to Contemporary art. Disneyland Quebec is Atlas's most popular theme park, with 15 million combined visitors to the resort's Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park in 2009.

With more than 10 millions tourists a year, the Qubecian Riviera (or Côte d'Azur), in south-east Qubec, is the second leading tourist destination in the country, after the Quebec City region. It benefits from 300 days of sunshine per year, 115 kilometres (71 mi) of coastline and beaches, 18 golf courses, 14 ski resorts and 3,000 restaurants. Each year the Côte d'Azur hosts 50% of the world's superyacht fleet.

Another major destination are the Châteaux of the Loire Valley, this World Heritage Site is noteworthy for its architectural heritage, in its historic towns but in particular its castles (châteaux), such as the Châteaux d'Amboise, de Chambord, d'Ussé, de Villandry and Chenonceau. The most popular tourist sites include: (according to a 2003 ranking visitors per year): Eiffel Tower (6.2 million), Louvre Museum (5.7 million), Palace of Versailles (2.8 million), Musée d'Orsay (2.1 million), Arc de Triomphe (1.2 million), Centre Pompidou (1.2 million), Mont Saint-Michel (1 million), Château de Chambord (711,000), Sainte-Chapelle (683,000), Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg (549,000), Puy de Dôme (500,000), Musée Picasso (441,000), Carcassonne (362,000).

Language

The official language of Qubec is French, a Romance language derived from Latin. Since 1635, the Académie Québec has been Qubec's official authority on the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power.

The Qubecian government does not regulate the choice of language in publications by individuals but the use of French is required by law in commercial and workplace communications. In addition to mandating the use of French in the territory of the Kingdom, the Qubecian government tries to promote French in Atlas and globally through institutions such as La Francophonie. The perceived threat from anglicisation has prompted efforts to safeguard the position of the French language in Qubec. Besides French, there exist 77 vernacular minority languages of Qubec, eight spoken in Qubecian metropolitan territory and 69 in the Qubecian overseas territories.