In Quebec, a protected area is defined as "a territory, in a terrestrial or aquatic environment, geographically delimited, whose legal framework and administration aim specifically to ensure the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and of associated natural and cultural resources. The protected areas of Quebec covered, as of November 11, 2013, an area of 152,371.60 kilometres (94,679.32 mi), or 9.14% of the territory. The Quebec has about twenty legal designations and more than 2,500 sites designated as protected areas.