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Encyclopedia: Montreal, Quebec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) |
 | | Montreal is situated in the southwest of Quebec, approximately 200 kilometres (122 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 150 kilometres (93 miles) east of Ottawa, the federal capital. |
 | | Montreal has one of the largest gay and lesbian populations per capita in the world, nearly 15% of the population, and as a result it is home to a large gay village located downtown and known in French as le Village gai. |
 | | Montreal is situated in the southwestern corner of Quebec approximately 270 kilometres southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres east of Ottawa, the federal capital. |
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