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| Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard (French) | |||||
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| Motto: Latin: Parva sub ingenti (The small protected by the great) | |||||
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| Capital | Charlottetown | ||||
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| Largest city | Charlottetown | ||||
| Largest metro | Charlottetown | ||||
| Official languages | English (de facto) | ||||
| Demonym | Prince Edward Islander, Islander | ||||
| Government | |||||
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| Lieutenant Governor | Frank Lewis | ||||
| Premier | Robert Ghiz (Liberal) | ||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | ||||
| Federal representation | (in Canadian Parliament) | ||||
| House seats | 4 of 308 (1.3%) | ||||
| Senate seats | 4 of 105 (3.8%) | ||||
| Confederation | July 1, 1873 (8th) | ||||
| Area [1] | Ranked 13th | ||||
| Total | 5,660 km2 (2,190 sq mi) | ||||
| Land | 5,660 km2 (2,190 sq mi) | ||||
| Water (%) | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) (0%) | ||||
| Proportion of Canada | 0.1% of 9,984,670 km2 | ||||
| Population | Ranked 10th | ||||
| Total (2011) | 140,204 [2] | ||||
| Density (2011) | 24.77/km2 (64.2/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP | Ranked 10th | ||||
| Total (2009) | C$4.75 billion[3] | ||||
| Per capita | C$31,278 (13th) | ||||
| Abbreviations | |||||
| Postal | PE | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CA-PE | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 | ||||
| Postal code prefix | C | ||||
| Flower | Pink Lady's Slipper | ||||
| Tree | Red Oak | ||||
| Bird | Blue Jay | ||||
| Website | www.gov.pe.ca | ||||
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |||||
Location of Prince Edward Island (in red, inside red circle) in Canada (in white)
Prince Edward Island (or Île-du-Prince-Édouard in French) is a province in 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. This province is 224 km (139 miles) long and 4 to 60 kilometers (2.5 to 37 miles). The capital, and also the largest city is Charlottetown.
History
Prince Edward Island joined Canada in 1873.
Culture
Prince Edward Island is known for being the location for novels written by Lucy Maud Montgomery including Anne of Green Gables.
References
- ↑ "Land and freshwater area, by province and territory.". Statistics Canada. February 1, 2005. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statcan.gc.ca. February 8, 2012. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory". 0.statcan.ca. November 4, 2010. http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/econ15.htm. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
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