Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in terms of land area, but the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Miꞌkmaq, it was colonized by the French in 1604 and later ceded to the British following the conclusion of the Seven Years War in 1763. It was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to Statistics... Show more Canada, the province of PEI has 158,717 residents. The backbone of the island economy is farming; it produces 25% of Canada's potatoes. Other important industries include the fisheries, tourism, aerospace, bio-science, IT, and renewable energy.The island has several informal names: "Garden of the Gulf", referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands throughout the province; and "Birthplace of Confederation" or "Cradle of Confederation"....