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. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003.

noun:

Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)

adjective:

French

0-14 years:

14.88% (male 420 /female 394)

15-24 years:

8.99% (male 255 /female 237)

25-54 years:

41.44% (male 1,109 /female 1,158)

55-64 years:

13.69% (male 389 /female 360)

65 years and over:

21% (male 489 /female 660) (2018 est.)

total:

47.2 years (2018 est.)

male:

46.7 years

female:

47.7 years

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.08 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

0.96 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

1.08 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.74 male(s)/female

total population:

0.95 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

total:

6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

male:

7.4 deaths/1,000 live births

female:

5.3 deaths/1,000 live births

total population:

80.7 years (2018 est.)

male:

78.4 years

female:

83.2 years

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

etymology:

Saint-Pierre is named after Saint PETER, the patron saint of fishermen; Miquelon may be a corruption of the Basque name Mikelon

name:

Saint-Pierre

geographic coordinates:

46 46 N, 56 11 W

time difference:

UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

etymology:

named after Saint Peter, the patron saint of fisherman

• none (territorial overseas collectivity of France);
• note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 2 communes at the second order - Saint Pierre, Miquelon

history:

4 October 1958 (French Constitution)

amendments:

amendment procedures of France's constitution apply (2018)

chief of state:

President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Thierry DEVIMEUX (since 17 January 2018)

head of government:

President of Territorial Council Stephane LENORMAND (since 24 October 2017)

cabinet:

Le Cabinet du Prefet

elections/appointments:

• French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term);
• election last held on 23 April and 6 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022);
• prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior

highest courts:

Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel (composition NA)

judge selection and term of office:

judge selection and tenure NA

subordinate courts:

NA

• Archipelago Tomorrow or AD (affiliated with UMP)
• Cap sur l'Avenir [Annick GIRARDIN] (affiliated with Left Radical Party)
• Togerther for the Future (Ensemble pour l'Avenir) (affiliated with PRG) SPM ensemble

• a yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a blue background with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship;
• a continuous black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines;
• on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections;
• the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern;
• the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other;
• these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy;
• the blue on the main portion of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and the stylized ship represents the Grande Hermine in which Jacques Cartier "discovered" the islands in 1536

note: the flag of France used for official occasions

• vegetables;
• poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs;
• fish

agriculture:

18%

industry:

41%

services:

41% (1996 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA

highest 10%:

NA

general assessment:

adequate (2018)

international:

• country code - 508;
• landing point for the St Pierre and Miquelon Cable connecting Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Canada;
• radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world;
• satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system (2019)

• 2 TV stations with a third repeater station, all part of the French Overseas Network;
• radio stations on St. Pierre and on Miquelon are part of the French Overseas Network

total:

117 km (2009)

paved:

80 km (2009)

unpaved:

37 km (2009)