Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province coextensive with the island of the same name. It is part of the Maritimes and is one of the Atlantic Provinces. It is the nation's smallest province in terms of land area, and has a population of 138,519. People from Prince Edward Island are called Islanders and refer to people not from the island as being "from away."

It is located in a rectangle defined roughly by 46°–47° N, and 62°–64° 30′ W. At 5,660 km˛ in size, it is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island. The island's namesake is Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria.