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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

General information
Common nameSaint Pierre et Miquelon
Local nameCollectivité territoriale de
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
NameCollectivité territoriale de
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
MottoA Mare Labor
 
AnthemLa Marseillaise
CapitalSaint-Pierre
Largest citySaint-Pierre
Official languagesFrench
Ethnic groupsBasque, Bretons, Normands (French fishermen)
Government
GovernmentDependent territory
President of FranceNicolas Sarkozy
President of the Territorial CouncilStéphane Artano
PrefectJean-Régis Borius
Overseas collectivity of FranceOverseas collectivity of France
Ceded by the UK30 May 1814
Overseas territory27 October 1946
Overseas department17 July 1976
Territorial collectivity11 June 1985
Overseas collectivity28 March 2003
Geography
Total Area93.4 sq mi (241.9 km2) (208th)
Water %negligible
Demography
Population Est.7,063 (227th)
Population census6125 (January 2006)
Density (pop.)29.1/km2 (188th) (75.5/sq mi)
Economy
GDP PPP$48.3 million (2003) (226th)
Other information
CurrencyEuro (-), Canadian Dollar (Unofficial) (EUR (CAD))
Time zonePMST (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)PMDT (UTC-2)
Internet TLD.pm
Calling code+508

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The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( , -frsɛ̃ pjɛʁ e mikˈlɔ̃) is a group of small French islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the main islands being Saint Pierre and Miquelon, south of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The islands are as close as 10 km (6.2 mi) from Green Island, part of Newfoundland.

The archipelago has the status of overseas collectivity within France. It is the only remnant of the former colonial empire of New France that remains under French control.


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