Saint Pierre and Miquelon
in Northern America
North America
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 4G
- ISO 2-Letter code:
- PM
- Internet top level domain:
- .pm
- Country phone prefix:
- +508
- Local Time (capital):
- Timezone:
- UTC/GMT offset: hours
Explore Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon with its capital Saint-Pierre is located in North America (Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 243 square kilometers (one and half times the size of Washington, DC) with 5,533 citizens. French is the language commonly spoken used by the people in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. This country shares no land borders with another country.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon are a small group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like its northern neighbour, Newfoundland, it is a key fishing centre close to the Grand Banks, some of the world's richest fishing grounds. However, as in Newfoundland, the decline in cod stocks has seriously affected the fishery. As a result, tourism is becoming increasingly important to the economy.
Popular Destinations in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Administrative regions of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
About the country
The landscape is mostly barren rock. The average density of population is about 23 per km². The climate in Saint Pierre and Miquelon can be described as cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog with spring and autumn are often windy. Potential threats by nature are persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard.
To reach someone Saint Pierre and Miquelon dial +508 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".pm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local . The sign for the locally used currency Euro is EUR.
A yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a blue background with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship; a continuous black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the blue on the main portion of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and the stylized ship represents the Grande Hermine in which Jacques Cartier "discovered" the islands in 1536.
First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003.
Geography
| Area | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total (World Rank: 211) | 242 | sq km |
| Land (World Rank: 208) | 242 | sq km |
| Comparative | one and half times the size of Washington, DC | |
| Note | includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups | |
| Coastline | ||
| 120 | ||
| Elevation | ||
| Highest point (World Rank: 212) | 240 | m |
| Agricultural land | ||
| Total (World Rank: 197) | 8.70 | % |
| Arable (World Rank: 124) | 8.70 | % |
| Map reference | ||
| North America | ||
| Environment | ||
| Issues | recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment | |
| Hazzards | persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard | |
| Location | ||
| Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada) | ||
| Climate | ||
| cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog; spring and autumn are often windy | ||
| Terrain | ||
| mostly barren rock | ||
People
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total (World Rank: 224) | 5,533 | |
| Deathrate (World Rank: 42) | 0.99 | % |
| Birthrate (World Rank: 222) | 0.71 | % |
| Growthrate (World Rank: 225) | -1.10 | % |
| Migration rate (World Rank: 171) | -0.80 | % |
| Fertility rate (World Rank: 184) | 1.57 | % |
| Median age | ||
| Male (World Rank: 5) | 45.40 | |
| Female (World Rank: 7) | 46.30 | |
| Age structure | ||
| 0 14 male (World Rank: 225) | 437 | |
| 0 14 female (World Rank: 225) | 409 | |
| 15 24 male (World Rank: 225) | 258 | |
| 15 24 female (World Rank: 225) | 243.00 | |
| 25 54 male (World Rank: 225) | 1,137 | |
| 25 54 female (World Rank: 225) | 1,175 | |
| 55 64 male (World Rank: 223) | 388 | |
| 55 64 female (World Rank: 224) | 361 | |
| 65 x male (World Rank: 221) | 477 | |
| 65 x female (World Rank: 219) | 648 | |
| Health | ||
| Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 160) | 0.66 | % |
| Life expectancy total (World Rank: 37) | 81 | years |
| Life expectancy female (World Rank: 41) | 83 | years |
| Life expectancy male (World Rank: 33) | 78 | years |
Energy
| Electricity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production (World Rank: 206) | 45,000,000 | kWh |
| Consumption (World Rank: 205) | 41,850,000 | kWh |
| Source fossil (World Rank: 43) | 97.70 | % |
| Source renew (World Rank: 111) | 2.30 | % |
| Refined products | ||
| Consumption (World Rank: 206) | 630 | bbl / day |
| Import (World Rank: 202) | 625 | bbl / day |
| Carbon footprint | ||
| 200000 | ||
Economy
| Gdp | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 217) | 215,300,000 | USD |
| Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 54) | 34,900 | USD |
| Source agriculture (World Rank: 177) | 2.00 | % |
| Source industry (World Rank: 177) | 15.00 | % |
| Source service (World Rank: 23) | 83.00 | % |
| Labourforce | ||
| Total (World Rank: 221) | 3,194 | |
| Products | ||
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Nation
| Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surplus (World Rank: 8) | 5 | % of GDP |
| National symbol | ||
| 16th-century sailing ship | ||
| Adjective | ||
| French | ||
| Noun | ||
| Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) | ||
| Background | ||
| First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003. | ||
| Flag description | ||
| a yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a blue background with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship; a continuous black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the blue on the main portion of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and the stylized ship represents the Grande Hermine in which Jacques Cartier "discovered" the islands in 1536 | ||
Communication
| Phone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Landline total (World Rank: 202) | 4,800 | |
| Landline per 100 (World Rank: 2) | 80.00 | |
| Assessment | 0 | |
| Internet | ||
| Users (World Rank: 213) | 4,500 | |
| Population (World Rank: 47) | 79.50 | % |
Transport
| Air | ||
|---|---|---|
| Airports paved (World Rank: 190) | 2.00 | |
| Road | ||
| Total length (World Rank: 214) | 117.00 | |
| Paved length (World Rank: 175) | 80.00 | |
| Unpaved length (World Rank: 151) | 37.00 | |
This is a list of famous places in this country in alphabetical order.