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The island has a total area of 5660km<sup>2</sup>, and is not even one of the ten largest islands in Canada. The population in 2007 was 138,632 for 0.4% of the national total.<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070329/d070329b.htm] Statistics Canada Estimate</ref> The per capita provincial income in 2005 was $29,993.<ref> [http://www40.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/getcans/sorth.cgi?lan=eng&dtype=fina&filename=econ50.htm&sortact=2&sortf=6] 2001-05 Real Gross Domestic Product: Statistics Canada</ref>
The island has a total area of 5660km<sup>2</sup>, and is not even one of the ten largest islands in Canada. The population in 2007 was 138,632 for 0.4% of the national total.<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070329/d070329b.htm] Statistics Canada Estimate</ref> The per capita provincial income in 2005 was $29,993.<ref> [http://www40.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/getcans/sorth.cgi?lan=eng&dtype=fina&filename=econ50.htm&sortact=2&sortf=6] 2001-05 Real Gross Domestic Product: Statistics Canada</ref>
Prince Edward Island is known around the world as the location of [[Anne of Green Gables]] by author [[L.M. Montgomery|Lucy Maud Montegomery]] with many tourists come to see the Victorian-era homes. Tourists also enjoy beaches and visiting small, relaxing towns. These visits are made easier with the first "fixed link" to the island, the eight-mile long Confederation Bridge, which opened in 1997. Farming, fisheries and services make up the rest of the economy. Potato farming is very important in Prince Edward Island, it makes up one third of the farm income in the province.
Prince Edward Island is known around the world as the location of [[Anne of Green Gables]] by author [[L.M. Montgomery|Lucy Maud Montegomery]] with many tourists come to see the [[Victorian era]] homes. Tourists also enjoy beaches and visiting small, relaxing towns. These visits are made easier with the first "fixed link" to the island, the eight-mile long Confederation Bridge, which opened in 1997. Farming, fisheries and services make up the rest of the economy. Potato farming is very important in Prince Edward Island, it makes up one third of the farm income in the province.