Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in St. Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
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Overseas collectivity of France | |
| Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
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 Location of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| Sovereign state |  France |
| Cession from the United Kingdom | 30 May 1814 |
| Current status | 28 March 2003 |
| Capital and largest city | Saint-Pierre 46°49′30″N 56°16′30″W / 46.82500°N 56.27500°W |
| Official languages | French |
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| Government | Devolved parliamentary dependency |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
• Prefect | Thierry Devimeux |
| Stéphane Lenormand | |
| Legislature | Territorial Council |
| French Parliament | |
• Senate | 1 senator (of 377) |
| 1 seat (of 577) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 242 km2 (93 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 5,997[1] (not ranked) |
• 2016 census | 6,008[2] |
• Density | 25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2004 estimate |
• Total | €161.1 million[3] |
• Per capita | €26,073[3] |
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| Time zone | UTC– 03:00 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 02:00 |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +508 |
| ISO 3166 code | |
| Internet TLD | .pm |
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the only remaining vestige of French sovereignty in North America. Its residents are French citizens; the collectivity is a full member of the National Assembly and participates in senatorial and presidential elections. It covers 242 km2 (93 sq mi) of land and shores and has a population of 6,008 as of the March 2016 census.