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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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| Motto: "A Mare Labor" "From the Sea, Work" |
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| Capital and largest city | Saint-Pierre 46°47′N 56°10′W / 46.783°N 56.167°W | |||||
| Official languages | French | |||||
| Demonym | Saint-Pierrais Miquelonnais |
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| Government | Overseas collectivity | |||||
| - | President of France | François Hollande | ||||
| - | Prefect | Patrice Latron | ||||
| - | President of the Territorial Council | Stéphane Artano | ||||
| Overseas collectivity of France | ||||||
| - | Ceded by the UK | 30 May 1814 | ||||
| - | Overseas territory | 27 October 1946 | ||||
| - | Overseas department | 17 July 1976 | ||||
| - | Territorial collectivity | 11 June 1985 | ||||
| - | Overseas collectivity | 28 March 2003 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 242 km2 (214th) 93 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 estimate | 5,774[1] (227th) | ||||
| - | 2009 census | 6,345[2] | ||||
| - | Density | 24.3/km2 (188th) 62.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2004 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | €161.131 million[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | €26,073[3] | ||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | (UTC−3) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC−2) | ||||
| observes North American DST | ||||||
| Calling code | +508 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | PM | |||||
| Internet TLD | .pm | |||||
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) 46°47′N 56°12′W is a French overseas collectivity. It is made up of several small islands. Those islands are near the eastern coast of Canada. They are close to Newfoundland. It is the only thing left of the former colonial territory of New France.
Communes
The communes are:
Historically L'Île-aux-Marins was a separate commune. Then in 1945 it was added into the commune of Saint-Pierre.
In each commune there are settlements Miquelon, Miquelon-Langlade and Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre.
References
- ↑ CIA World Factbook information about Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- ↑ "Présentation". L'Outre-Mer. http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/?presentation-saint-pierre-et-miquelon.html. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Evaluation du PIB 2004 de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - janvier 2007" (PDF). p. 24. http://www.iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/cerom4_spm.pdf. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
Other websites
- Official tourism website for St Pierre and Miquelon
- Tourism ressources and information
- Le Phare: Association of Tourism Professionals
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