St. Pierre & Miquelon
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Motto: "A Mare Labor"
"From the Sea, Work" |
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| Status | Overseas collectivity |
| 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 French |
| Sovereign state | France |
| Government | Overseas collectivity |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
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• Prefect
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Thierry Devimeux |
| Stéphane Artano | |
| Legislature | Territorial Council |
| Overseas collectivity of France | |
| 30 May 1814 | |
| 27 October 1946 | |
| 17 July 1976 | |
| 11 June 1985 | |
| 28 March 2003 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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242 km2 (93 sq mi) (unranked) |
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• Water (%)
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negligible |
| Population | |
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• Jan. 2011 census
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6,080 |
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• Density
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25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (188th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2004 estimate |
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• Total
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€161.131 million |
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• Per capita
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€26,073 |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | (UTC−3) |
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• Summer (DST)
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(UTC−2) |
| observes North American DST | |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +508 |
| ISO 3166 code | PM |
| Internet TLD | .pm |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité d'Outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.pjɛʁ.e.mi.klɔ̃]), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France, situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Newfoundland and Labrador province of Canada. It is the only part of New France that remains under French control, with an area of 242 km2 and a population of 6,080 at the January 2011 census.
The islands are situated at the entrance of Fortune Bay, which extends into the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, near the Grand Banks. They are 3,819 kilometres (2,373 mi) from Brest, the nearest point in Metropolitan France, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland.
Saint-Pierre is French for Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen.
The present name of Miquelon was first noted in the form of "Micquelle" in the Basque sailor Martin de Hoyarçabal's navigational pilot for Newfoundland. It has been claimed that the name "Miquelon" is a Basque form of Michael; Mikel and Mikels are usually named Mikelon in the Basque Country. Therefore, from Mikelon it may have been written in the French way with a "q" instead of a "k".
Though the Basque Country is divided between Spain and France, most Basques live on the south side of the border and speak Spanish, and Miquelon may have been influenced by the Spanish name Miguelón, an augmentative form of Miguel meaning "big Michael". The adjoined island's name of "Langlade" is said to be an adaptation of "l'île à l'Anglais" (Englishman's Island).
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