Prince Edward Island - Facts and Figures.

Prince Edward Island - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Charlottetown July 1, 1873 Parva sub ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Abbreviation PE LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 5,660 sq km 2,185 sq mi 13th 5,660 sq km 2,185 sq mi Highest point Queen's County 142 m/466 ft Forested land as a share of land area 53 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 138,600 (2007 estimate) 10th 0.2 percent (2004-2005) 24 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 63 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 45 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Charlottetown 32,174 (2006) Summerside 14,500 (2006) Cornwall 4,412 (2001) Montague 1,802 (2006) Kensington 1,485 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 97 percent (2006) Speakers of French 2 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French Speakers of other languages 12 percent (2001) less than 0.1 percent (1996) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 79.8 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 2 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 3,926 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 80 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Patrick George Binns Legislature Legislative Assembly 27 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 4 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 4 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$4.3 billion (2006) C$22,303 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 6.4 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.3 percent (2004) Manufacturing 12.4 percent (2004) Mining 0.1 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 3.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 19.4 percent (2004) G overnment 12.3 percent (2004) Retail trade 7.4 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 3.8 percent (2004) Other services 29.1 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 77,000 (2006) 10.8 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.