Prince Edward Island: Province of Canada
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.
Prince Edward Island | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°30′00″N 63°00′00″W / 46.50000°N 63.00000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | July 1, 1873 (8th) |
| Capital | Charlottetown |
| Largest city | Charlottetown |
| Largest metro | Charlottetown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Constitutional monarchy |
| • Body | Government of Prince Edward Island |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Antoinette Perry |
| • Premier | Dennis King (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 (2016) | |
| • Total | 142,907 |
| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 159,713 |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| • Density | 25.25/km2 (65.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Prince Edward Islander, Islander PEIer |
| Official languages | English (de facto) |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Total (2017) | 6.652 billion |
| • Per capita | C$36,740 (13th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2018) | 0.908 — Very high (5th) |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (Atlantic) |
| Postal abbr. | PEI |
| Postal code prefix | C |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-PE |
| Flower | Pink lady's slipper |
| Tree | Red oak |
| Bird | Blue jay |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
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
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.
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