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The population of the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (also known as Greater Montreal Area) is estimated at 3,635,700 in 2005 [1], making it one of the largest French-speaking metropolitan areas in the world. Montreal is ranked as the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Northern America &  and 77th in the world. In 2006, Montreal ranked as the sixth best city in the world in terms of living conditions.[citation needed] Montreal also ranked as the 25th richest city in the world and as the 37th most expensive city to live in on the planet. Montreal is situated in the southwestern corner of the province of Quebec, approximately 270 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres (118 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital, and 539 kilometres (335 mi) northeast of Toronto. The city is located on the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The port of Montreal lies at one end of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which is the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes up into the Atlantic Ocean. Montreal is bordered by the St. Lawrence river on its south side, and by the Rivière des Prairies on the north.

 

 

 

 

Division	HASC	ISO	FIPS	SGC	MARC	Type	Post	Conv-E	Conv-F	Zone	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Alberta	CA.AB	AB	CA01	48	abc	p	T	Alta.	Alb.	-7:00~	2,974,807	661,848	255,541	Edmonton
British Columbia	CA.BC	BC	CA02	59	bcc	p	V	B.C.	C.-B.	-8:00~	3,907,738	944,735	364,764	Victoria
Manitoba	CA.MB	MB	CA03	46	mbc	p	R	Man.	Man.	-6:00~	1,119,583	647,797	250,116	Winnipeg
New Brunswick	CA.NB	NB	CA04	13	nkc	p	E	N.B.	N.-B.	-4:00~	729,498	72,908	28,150	Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador	CA.NF	NL	CA05	10	nfc	p	A	Nfld.	T.-N.	-3:30~	512,930	405,212	156,453	Saint John's
Northwest Territories	CA.NT	NT	CA13	61	ntc	t	X	N.W.T.	T.N.-O.	-7:00~	37,360	1,346,106	519,734	Yellowknife
Nova Scotia	CA.NS	NS	CA07	12	nsc	p	B	N.S.	N.-É.	-4:00~	908,007	55,284	21,345	Halifax
Nunavut	CA.NU	NU	CA14	62	nuc	t	X			-5:00~	26,745	2,093,190	808,185	Iqaluit
Ontario	CA.ON	ON	CA08	35	onc	p	KLMNP	Ont.	Ont.	-5:00~	11,410,046	1,076,395	415,598	Toronto
Prince Edward Island	CA.PE	PE	CA09	11	pic	p	C	P.E.I.	Î-P.-É.	-4:00~	135,294	5,660	2,185	Charlottetown
Quebec	CA.QC	QC	CA10	24	quc	p	GHJ	Que.	Qué.	-5:00~	7,237,479	1,542,056	595,391	Quebec
Saskatchewan	CA.SK	SK	CA11	47	snc	p	S	Sask.	Sask.	-6:00	978,933	651,036	251,366	Regina
Yukon Territory	CA.YT	YT	CA12	60	ykc	t	Y	Y.T.	Yn.	-8:00~	28,674	482,443	186,272	Whitehorse
13 divisions											30,007,094	9,984,670	3,855,103

 

 

 

 

 

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