Quebec's Nord-du-Qubec region is sparsely populated.
=== Subdivisions ===Quebec's territory is divided into 17 administrative regions as follows:The province also has the following divisions:4 territories (Abitibi, Ashuanipi, Mistassini and Nunavik) which group together the lands that once formed the District of Ungava36 judicial districts73 circonscriptions foncires125 electoral districtsFor municipal purposes, Quebec is composed of:1,117 local municipalities of various types:11 agglomerations (agglomrations) grouping 42 of these local municipalities45 boroughs (arrondissements) within 8 of these local municipalities89 regional county municipalities or RCMs (municipalits rgionales de comt, MRC)2 metropolitan communities (communauts mtropolitaines)the regional Kativik administrationthe unorganised territories=== Public policies ===The Qubcois constitution is enshrined in a series of social and cultural traditions that are defined in a set of judicial judgments and legislative documents, including the Loi sur l'Assemble Nationale ("Law on the National Assembly"), the Loi sur l'xecutif ("Law on the Executive"), and the Loi lectorale du Qubec ("Electoral Law of Quebec")
 While low and medium altitude peaks extend from western Quebec to the far north, high altitudes mountains emerge in the Capitale-Nationale region to the extreme east

