Prince Edward Island

Summary

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada^[1]. It draws 11,529 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_canada category, ranking #9 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prince Edward Island is located in Canada^[3].
• Prince Edward Island is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Prince Edward Island is on the body of water Gulf of Saint Lawrence^[5].
• Prince Edward Island's head of government is recorded as Bloyce Thompson^[6].
• Prince Edward Island is on the continent of North America^[7].
• Prince Edward Island's instance of is recorded as province of Canada^[8].
• Prince Edward Island's head of state is recorded as Charles III^[9].
• Prince Edward Island's capital is recorded as Charlottetown^[10].
• Prince Edward Island's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Prince Edward Island's currency is recorded as Canadian dollar^[12].
• Prince Edward Island's shares border with is recorded as New Brunswick^[13].
• Prince Edward Island's shares border with is recorded as Nova Scotia^[14].
• Prince Edward Island's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary system^[15].
• Prince Edward Island is named after Prince Edward Island^[16].
• Prince Edward Island's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Queens County^[17].
• Prince Edward Island's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kings County^[18].
• Prince Edward Island's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Prince County^[19].
• Prince Edward Island's flag is recorded as flag of Prince Edward Island^[20].
• Prince Edward Island's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hainan^[21].
• Prince Edward Island's legislative body is recorded as General Assembly of Prince Edward Island^[22].
• Prince Edward Island's executive body is recorded as Government of Prince Edward Island^[23].
• Prince Edward Island's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Prince Edward Island^[24].
• Prince Edward Island's postal code is recorded as C^[25].
• Prince Edward Island's Commons category is recorded as Prince Edward Island^[26].
• Prince Edward Island's located in time zone is recorded as Atlantic Time Zone^[27].

Body

Founding

June 28, 1769 marks the founding of Prince Edward Island^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Prince Edward Island include Charlottetown Islanders^[29], an ice hockey team^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1999^[32].

Why It Matters

Prince Edward Island draws 11,529 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_canada category, ranking #9 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Charlottetown Islanders^[29], an ice hockey team^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1999^[32].