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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (Collectivité territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) is a French Territorial Collectivity, located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Newfoundland, it's the last strip of French territory in North America, the rest of that was a great empire that, in North America stretched from Canada to Louisiana. The current territory is made up of two main islands (Miquelon and Saint-Pierre) and some small islands surrounding the island of Saint-Pierre: Grand Colombier, Petit Colombier, Ile aux Marins (Ile aux Chiens), Île aux Pigeons and Île aux Vainqueurs.

 

The island of Miquelon (216 sq km), the largest, consists of three islands: Le Cap, Miquelon (Grande Miquelon), and Langlade (Petite Miquelon), joined to one another by sand banks. On Saint-Pierre (26 sq. km) is the main town with the same name. Among the main economic activities are fishing and tourism. 

 

Area: 242 sqkm.

Population: 6 125 (5 509 In the municipality of Saint-Pierre and the other 616 in the municipality of Miquelon-Langlade) (2006 data).

State Capital: Saint-Pierre.

Language: French.

Religion: Roman Catholic.

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Time: UTC -2 hours (Summer (DST) -3 hours).

 

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