Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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| Motto: A Mare Labor (English) |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Saint-Pierre 46°47′N 56°10′W / 46.783°N 56.167°W |
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| Official language(s) | French | |||||
| Government | Overseas collectivity | |||||
| - | President of France | Nicolas Sarkozy | ||||
| - | Prefect | Jean-Régis Borius | ||||
| - | 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 (208th) 93 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 estimate | 5,888[1] (227th) | ||||
| - | 2009 census | 6,345 | ||||
| - | Density | 24.3/km2 (188th) 62.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2004 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | €161.131 million[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | €26,073[2] | ||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | (UTC−3) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC−2) | ||||
| observes North American DST rules | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PM | |||||
| Internet TLD | .pm | |||||
| Calling code | +508 | |||||
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 [change]
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 [change]
- ↑ CIA World Factbook information about Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Evaluation du PIB 2004 de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - janvier 2007, page 24
Other websites [change]
- Official tourism website for St Pierre and Miquelon
- Tourism ressources and information
- Le Phare: Association of Tourism Professionals
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