Which country is Montreal? Where does it belong?

Introduction to Montreal

Montreal is a prosperous international metropolis with a strong Latin flavor. From 65438 to 0642, when French colonists intervened, it was British businessmen who first turned it into a prosperous trade center, and finally became such a multicultural gathering place today, with wealth gained through hard work and different traditions brought by immigrants from all continents. She is the largest bilingual city in the world. The main language is French, but English is still one of the most commonly used languages. Because the residents here come from at least 80 different countries, they use 35 different languages; Believes in 30 different religions.

Geographically, Montreal is an island surrounded by water, with an area of about 499 square kilometers, including 29 administrative districts and towns. The urban population is about 6.5438+0.8 million, of which 69% speak French. The number of English speakers is about13%; The proportion of people who speak other languages is 18%. At present, it is the second largest city in Canada and the fourteenth largest city in North America.

The climate here is pleasant, the rainfall is abundant, the temperature is moderate, and it is not as cold as people think. Compared with other big cities in the world, the consumption level here is still in a relatively low position. Most people use their own cars as means of transportation, but public transportation has not been weakened, which may be largely because Montreal is a tourist city with many tourists. It is estimated that the number of tourists in 1998 was10/280,000.

mean annual temperature

1 month:-4℃ February:-4℃ March:+3℃ April:+1℃ May:+19℃ June:+24℃ July:+26℃ August:+.

cost of living

According to the survey of 1996, Montreal ranks 127 among the cities with the highest consumption level in the world, and Toronto ranks 103 among the two most expensive cities in Canada. Vancouver ranking 120.

urban communications

The Montreal Municipal Transportation Commission is a subordinate institution of the municipal government, which is responsible for the public transportation of the whole island, including the subway system, with 65 station lines such as orange, green, blue and yellow. 1600 or more buses; Two light rail lines connecting the western suburbs and the northwest suburbs. In addition, according to the data of 1996, a total of 449 1 taxi operating licenses were issued throughout the island.

tourism

Tourism is one of several important industries in Montreal. 1998 has created 5,7771job opportunities, and the wage income has reached more than12.4 million Canadian dollars, with federal tax of 370 million Canadian dollars, tax saving of 380 million Canadian dollars and local tax of1/kloc-0.0 million Canadian dollars. According to statistics, the number of tourists in 1996 was about 99 10000, and in 1997 it was about 1023000, but by 1998 it had risen to about1/kloc-.