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Prince
Edward Island (134,000 inhabitants)
The capital of this island is Charlottetown
(45,000 inhabitants).The economic activity depends
on potato growing, lobster fishing, tourism and
light industry (food processing). It is known for
the colour of its soil which is ferrous and a
bright red colour.
It was the
first Canadian province and birth place of the
Canadian federation in 1864. It was where the first
conference on Canadian unification was
held..
Having the
densest population in the country, Charlottetown is
a magnificent town with houses of varying colours,
churches in black and white wood, shopping streets.
The island has 800 kms of beach and receives
700,000 tourists annually.
The airport
is near the centre of town. Air Canada has a flight
each day to Toronto (a 7 hour flight). There is a
5-hour time difference with France. The island has
a temperate climate with warm summers and mild
winters.
There are job
possibilities in the sectors of tourism, with the
developement and a permanent connection of 13 kms
with the mainland, and in the sectors of aerospace,
and with the new tax exemptions on potato growing,
lobster fishing and light industry.
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