Prince Edward Island

For the islands near South Africa, see Prince Edward Islands.

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 Île-du-Prince-Édouard  (French)[1]
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Parva sub ingenti  (Latin) "The small protected by the great"
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU
Coordinates: 46°24′N 63°12′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	Rob Lantz (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 [4]
• 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 Q1)	179,280[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	C
ISO 3166 code	CA-PE
Flower	Pink lady's slipper
Tree	Red oak
Bird	Blue jay
Rankings include all provinces and territories

Location of Prince Edward Island (in red, inside red circle) in Canada (in white)

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.