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Quick facts about PEI from Century21 Northumberland Realty

• PEI is located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Canada's east coast in an area known as the Maritimes.
• PEI is separated from the rest of Canada by 13 km of the Northumberland Strait.
• The Island is 224 km long and up to 64km wide in places with a total of 5,660 sq. km.
• You are always within 16 km of the sea
• There are three counties, Prince, Queens and Kings.
• PEI is in the Atlantic Time (AST) zone which is one hour ahead of Toronto.
• The population of PEI is estimated as 140,402
• There are two cities in the province - Charlottetown (capital city) and Summerside as well as 7 towns, Alberton, Cornwall, Georgetown, Kensington, Montague, Souris and Stratford.
• The major industry in the province is agriculture, tourism, fishing and manufacturing.
• You can get on and off the island by the 12.9 kilometre Confederation Bridge between PEI and New Brunswick, daily air services (in season) from Charlottetown Airport, and the Woods Island Ferry (in season)
• Total GDP (2006) $4.32 billion
• Annual Income per capita $31,278 (13th)
• The official flower is the Pink Lady's Slipper
• The official tree is the Red Oak
• The official bird is the Blue Jay

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