Prince Edward Island
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[[fr:�le-du-Prince-�douard]] [[es:Isla del Pr�ncipe Eduardo]]
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| Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) | |||||
| Capital | Charlottetown | ||||
| Area �- Total �- % fresh water | 13th largest (10th lgst prov.) 5 660 km� -- | ||||
| Population
�- Density | Ranked 10th
24.47/km� | ||||
| Admittance into Confederation
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PEI colony 8 | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | ||||
| Postal information
| � PE C | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CA-PE | ||||
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�House seats �Senate seats |
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| Premier | Pat Binns (P.C.) | ||||
| Lieutenant-Governor | J. L�once Bernard | ||||
| Government of Prince Edward Island | |||||
Prince Edward Island (PEI; French, l'�le-du-Prince-�douard) is Canada's smallest province in terms of both size and population.
The province, in the Canadian Maritimes comprises the island of the same name located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence northeast of New Brunswick from which it is separated by the Northumberland Strait. The strait was recently spanned by Confederation Bridge.
The population is 138�500 (Prince Edward Islanders). The capital and largest city is Charlottetown. See also a list of communities in Prince Edward Island.
PEI is known for its potatoes, and is also known as the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series.
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History
The island has been known in Mi'kmaq as Abegweit, and as part of New France was called �le Saint-Jean. Having taken it over in 1759, the British changed its name to Prince Edward Island in 1798 to disambiguate from other St. Johns in the Atlantic area, such as Saint John, New Brunswick and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was named for the brother of King George III, Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, who was then commanding troops in Halifax.
In 1864, Prince Edward Island hosted the conference that led to the Articles of Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867. Nevertheless, it only joined Canada as a province in 1873.
Politics
In the most recent provincial election, Premier Pat Binns was returned to power.
Little known PEI facts:
- Until 1924, automobiles drove on the left side of the road
See also
- Canada
- List of Canadian provinces and territories
- List of cities in Canada
- List of Prince Edward Island premiers
- List of communities in Prince Edward Island
- List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
- List of Prince Edward Island counties
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Prince_Edward_Island" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
