Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in St. Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (French) | |
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Overseas collectivity of France | |
Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
Motto: | |
Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise") | |
![]() Location of Saint Pierre and Miquelon in North America. | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Demonym(s) |
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Government | Devolved parliamentary dependency |
Emmanuel Macron | |
• Prefect | Christian Pouget |
Bernard Briand | |
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] |
Currency |
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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. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a remaining vestige of the once vast territory of New France. Its residents are French citizens; the collectivity elects its own deputy to the National Assembly and participates in senatorial and presidential elections. It covers 242 km2 (93 sq mi) of land and shores and had a population of 6,008 as of the March 2016 census.