Île-du-Prince-Édouard  (French) Epekwitk  (Mi'kmaq) Eilean a' Phrionnsa  (Scottish Gaelic)
Province
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Coordinates: 46°30′00″N 63°00′00″W / 46.50000°N 63.00000°W / 46.50000; -63.00000Coordinates: 46°30′00″N 63°00′00″W / 46.50000°N 63.00000°W / 46.50000; -63.00000
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)
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
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Location of Prince Edward Island (in red, inside red circle) in Canada (in white)

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.

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.