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Introduction: SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
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.
GEOGRAPHY
Country name: conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Location: Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Geographic Coordinates: 46 50 N, 56 20 W
Area: total: 242 sq km
land: 242 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
Area Comparative: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land Boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 120 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
Terrain: mostly barren rock
Elavation Extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
Natural Resources: fish, deepwater ports
GOVERNEMENT
Governement Type: NA
Administratives Divisions: none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763) Dependency status:self-governing territorial collectivity of France
National Holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal System; French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch: chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Albert DUPUY (since 10 January 2005)
head of government: President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held, first round - 21 April 2002, second round - 5 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council
Legislative Branch: unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5
note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 1
Judicial Branch: Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Political parties and Leaders: Left Radical Party or PRG [leader NA]; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP) [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]
PEOPLE
Population: 7,012 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 24% (male 861/female 825)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,330/female 2,251)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 335/female 410) (2005 est.)
Median age: total: 33.7 years
male: 33.39 years
female: 33.96 years (2005 est.)
Nationality: noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French
Ethnic groups: Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Religions: Roman Catholic 99%
Languages: French (official)
COMUNICATIONS
Telephones - main lines in use: 4,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1994)
Telephone system: general assessment: adequate
domestic: NA
international: country code - 508; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite system
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
Internet country code: .pm
Internet hosts:  
Internet users: NA
TRANSPORT
Railways:  
Highways: total: 114 km
paved: 69 km
unpaved: 45 km
Waterways:  
Pipelines:  
Ports and harbors: Saint-Pierre
Merchant marine:  
Airports: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:  
Heliports:  
 
 
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