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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Pierre and Miquelon: The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (french: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) is an overseas collectivity of France located in the North Atlantic Ocean about south of the

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. The collectivity comprises a group of small islands, the main ones being Saint Pierre and

Miquelon Miquelon-Langlade is the larger but less populated of the two communes (municipalities) making up the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located to the south of Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It consists of t ...

. The islands are part of France and the European Union but due to special immigration procedures, EU nationals who are not French citizens are not allowed to exercise free movement and business establishment in the

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The archipelago is the only remnant of the former colonial territory of

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that remains under French control.

General reference

* Pronunciation: ; * Common English country name: Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Official English country name: The French Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Common

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: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon * Official endonym: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon * Adjectival(s): Saint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais *

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(s): Saint-Pierrais, Pierrois (older usage,See also

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for suffixes. particularly for residents of Saint Pierre Island), Miquelonais,

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, Frenchman,

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Name of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...

* ISO country codes: PM, SPM, 666 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PM *

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.pm .pm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is managed by AFNIC, with registration services opening on 6 December 2011. As of June 2021, there are more than 7000 registered .pm domains. British Domain H ...

Geography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Geography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity in the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. It consists of an island archipelago, off the coast of Newfoundland, near North America. The collectivity shares a maritime bou ...

* Saint Pierre and Miquelon is: an overseas collectivity of

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* Location: **

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***

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(though not on the mainland) **

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***

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(south of

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) **

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: UTC-03, summer UTC-02 ** Extreme points of Saint Pierre and Miquelon *** High:

Morne de la Grande Montagne Morne de la Grande Montagne is the highest point of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France located in the Atlantic Ocean, with an elevation of 240 metres (787 ft). It is located near the center of Miquelon Island, ...

*** Low: North Atlantic Ocean ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean * Population of Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 7,063 (2009 estimate) * Area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon: * Atlas of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Environment of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

* Climate of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Renewable energy in Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Geology of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Protected areas of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ** Biosphere reserves in Saint Pierre and Miquelon ** National parks of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Wildlife of Saint Pierre and Miquelon **

Fauna of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zoo ...

*** Birds of Saint Pierre and Miquelon *** Mammals of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Natural geographic features of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The following is a list of the islands of the French territorial collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Pierre and Miquelon was a colony of France. It became a territoire d'outre-mer (overseas territory) in 1946, a département d'outr ...

* Rivers of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * World Heritage Sites in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: None

Regions of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

List of cities in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon This is a list of cities in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The communes are: * Miquelon-Langlade * Saint-Pierre Historically L'Île-aux-Marins was a separate commune up until 1945 when it was annexed into the commune of Saint-Pierre. Within each ...

Demography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Demographics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Neighbours of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon shares a

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with: * **

Government and politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Council is the head of government, and of a multi-party syst ...

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: *

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of Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Saint-Pierre *

Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Elections are held in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon for the French president, a member of the National Assembly, a member of the Senate, and a territorial legislature. Presidential elections Electors from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon vote in all French ...

** Legislative elections:

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* Political parties in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Branches of the government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Council is the head of government, and of a multi-party syst ...

Executive branch of the government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory. Overview Throughout the history of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, there has been a va ...

* Cabinet of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Legislative branch of the government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

* National: **

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a French legislative constituency on the islands of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It is the islands' only constituency and also the least populated constituency in France France (), off ...

** 1 deputy in the

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** 1 senator in the Senate of France * Territorial: **

Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Territorial Council (french: Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the ''General Council'' (french: Conseil général), but the nam ...

Judicial branch of the government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Foreign relations of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

International organization membership

The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a member of: *

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(UPU) *

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Law and order in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

** LGBT rights in Saint Pierre and Miquelon *

Law enforcement in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Law enforcement in Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the responsibility of a branch of the French Gendarmerie Nationale. There are two military police stations in the archipegalo. History Gendarme Yreux was the first gendarme to set foot on the colon ...

Military of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Local government in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Municipal governments in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Municipal governments in Saint Pierre and Miquelon are responsible for day-to-day function on the islands and are in effect city council or a level of local government under the General Council. There are two levels of local government in the terri ...

History of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Culture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Culture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Languages of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * National symbols of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ** Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon **

Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is officially the flag of France, as Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing overseas collectivity of France. History In 1982 an unofficial local flag was designed, based on the Collectivity's coat ...

** National anthem of Saint Pierre and Miquelon *

Public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon This is a list of public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Official public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon are the same as those in France and are regulated by ''Article L222-1 du Code du travail'' (Labour Code). References

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* Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre and Miquelon * World Heritage Sites in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: None

Art in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

* Art in Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Cinema of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ** '' The Widow of Saint-Pierre'' * Literature of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Music of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Television in Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Theatre in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Sport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Sport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon *

Football in Saint Pierre and Miquelon The sport of association football in the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is run by the Football Federation of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The association administers the representative sides (such as the men's national football team), as wel ...

Saint Pierre and Miquelon national football team The Saint Pierre and Miquelon national football team is the official football team for Saint Pierre and Miquelon. As an overseas collectivity of France, it is affiliated to the FFF. Saint Pierre and Miquelon's first official match was an 11–0 d ...

* Saint Pierre and Miquelon at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Economy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): *

Communications in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Telecommunications in France are highly developed. France is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; ...

** Internet in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Euro banknotes 2002

* Currency of Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

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(see also: Euro topics) **

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Transport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon While Saint Pierre and Miquelon no longer has any functioning railways, today it has of highways plus of unpaved roads. Its only major harbour is at Saint-Pierre although there is a smaller harbour at Miquelon. The dependency has no merchant ...

** Airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Education in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

References

External links

; Community, culture and history
Municipal Government of St-Pierre

* ttps://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-pierre-and-miquelon/ CIA World Factbook entry for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
History of French submarine telegraph cables

; Tourism * ttp://www2.st-pierre-et-miquelon.info Tourist Office Official web site st-pierre-et-miquelon.info
Tourism and Travel Resources for St Pierre & Miquelon

Frequently Asked Questions Tourism and Travel

Maps of Towns in Saint-Pierre & Miquelon
* ; Territorial issues
Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Continental Plate - "Defend Saint-Pierre & Miquelon"
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