Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
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| Coordinates: 46°24′N 63°12′W / 46.400°N 63.200°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | July 1, 1873 (8th) |
| Capital | Charlottetown |
| Largest city | Charlottetown |
| Largest metro | Charlottetown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Wassim Salamoun |
| • Premier | Bloyce Thompson (PC) |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 4 of 338 (1.2%) |
| Senate seats | 4 of 105 (3.8%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,660 km2 (2,190 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,660 km2 (2,190 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
| • Rank | Ranked 13th |
| 0.1% of Canada | |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 154,331[5] |
| • Estimate (2025 Q4) | 182,508[6] |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| • Density | 27.27/km2 (70.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Prince Edward Islander, Islander, PEIer |
| Official languages | English (de facto)[7] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Total (2017) | 6.652 billion |
| • Per capita | C$36,740 (13th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2021) | 0.930[8] — Very high (4th) |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (Atlantic) |
| Postal abbr. | PE |
| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-PE |
| Flower | Pink lady's slipper |
| Tree | Red oak |
| Bird | Blue jay |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
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Prince Edward Island (PEI; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada. It is the smallest of Canada's ten provinces. Most of the people on Prince Edward Island speak English. Prince Edward Island was named for the son of King George lll of Britain, and it joined the Dominion of Canada in 1873.
This province is 224 kilometres (139 mi) long and 4 to 60 kilometers (2.5 to 37 miles) wide. The capital, and also the largest city, is Charlottetown.
Prince Edward Island is known for being the location for novels written by Lucy Maud Montgomery including Anne of Green Gables. It is also important for being the "Birthplace of Confederation", because the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 was in Prince Edward Island.
Government and politics
[change | change source]Prince Edward Island is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is King Charles III, the King of Canada. Charles III is represented in Prince Edward Island by the Lieutenant Governor.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Île-du-Prince-Édouard". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Prince Edward Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Prince Edward Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Land and freshwater area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. February 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Population estimates, quarterly". Statistics Canada. December 17, 2025. Archived from the original on December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "The Legal Context of Canada's Official Languages". University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI". Global Data Lab. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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