Prince Edward Island

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Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province, known for its red sand beaches, rolling farmland, and as the setting of "Anne of Green Gables."

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instanceOf Canadian province
area 5660 square kilometres
areaRankInCanada 10
authorAssociated Lucy Maud Montgomery
border Gulf of St. Lawrence
Northumberland Strait
capital Charlottetown
climate humid continental climate
coastlineLength about 1100 kilometres
confederationDate 1873-07-01
connectedBy Confederation Bridge
connectedTo New Brunswick
country Canada
governmentType parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasCity Charlottetown
Summerside
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island
hasFlag Flag of Prince Edward Island
hasNationalPark Prince Edward Island National Park
hasTown Cornwall
Stratford
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of Prince Edward Island
headOfStateTitle Monarch of Canada
ISOCode CA-PE
joinedConfederationAs 7th Canadian province
knownFor fishing industry
potato farming
red sand beaches
rolling farmland
tourism
largestCity Charlottetown
legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
lieutenantGovernorTitle Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
literarySettingOf Anne of Green Gables
motto Parva sub ingenti
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation The small under the protection of the great
nickname Birthplace of Confederation
Garden of the Gulf
officialLanguage English
French
population about 170000
populationRankInCanada 10
postalAbbreviation PE
Prince Edward Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: PEI
region Eastern Canada
surface form: Atlantic Canada

Maritime Provinces
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone

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Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island governs Prince Edward Island
this entity surface form: Province of Prince Edward Island
Summerside locatedIn Prince Edward Island
Summerside province Prince Edward Island
Summerside isSecondLargestCityIn Prince Edward Island
Acadian cuisine region Prince Edward Island
Northumberland Strait separates Prince Edward Island
Northumberland Strait borderedBy Prince Edward Island
Northumberland Strait hasIsland Prince Edward Island
Acadians historicalCenter Prince Edward Island
Maritime Provinces hasPart Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island National Park locatedIn Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island National Park province Prince Edward Island
Mi’kmaq traditionalTerritory Prince Edward Island
Mi’kmaq populationCenter Prince Edward Island
The Ballad of Jack and Rose filmingLocation Prince Edward Island
Stratford locatedIn Prince Edward Island
Stratford province Prince Edward Island
Stratford isOnIsland Prince Edward Island
Intercolonial Railway of Canada operatedIn Prince Edward Island
Confederation Bridge connects Prince Edward Island
Confederation Bridge locatedIn Prince Edward Island
Confederation Bridge regionServed Prince Edward Island
Canadian Northern Railway hasRouteThrough Prince Edward Island
Great Upheaval mainLocation Prince Edward Island
Expulsion of the Acadians mainLocation Prince Edward Island
Acadian flag usedIn Prince Edward Island
National Acadian Day mainRegion Prince Edward Island
Société Nationale de l’Acadie operatesIn Prince Edward Island
Congrès mondial acadien organisedIn Prince Edward Island
Acadian theatre hasRegion Prince Edward Island
Acadian music hasPrimaryRegion Prince Edward Island
Grand Dérangement tookPlaceIn Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Canada hasPart Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Canada containsIsland Prince Edward Island
Wabanaki peoples traditionalTerritoryIncludes Prince Edward Island
Road to Avonlea settingLocation Prince Edward Island
Road to Avonlea setInProvinceOrState Prince Edward Island
Bell Aliant (historical) serviceArea Prince Edward Island
Durham Report jurisdictionDiscussed Prince Edward Island
Acadian festivals occurIn Prince Edward Island
International Appalachian Trail passesThrough Prince Edward Island
this entity surface form: Prince Edward Island, Canada
International Appalachian Trail hasSection Prince Edward Island
this entity surface form: IAT Prince Edward Island
Atlantic Canadian English spokenIn Prince Edward Island
ADT usedInProvince Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown Conference location Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown Conference participant Prince Edward Island