::Saint Pierre and Miquelon 
Capital | Saint-Pierre(Godthåb) | Official language(s) | French | Currency | Euro | Internet TLD | .pm | Calling code | +508 |
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::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.
::Geography Location: | Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada) | Geographic coordinates: | 46 50 N, 56 20 W | Map references: | North America | Area: | total: 242 sq km
land: 242 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups | Area - comparative: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC | Land boundaries: | 0 km | Coastline: | 120 km | Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | Climate: | cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy | Terrain: | mostly barren rock | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m | Natural resources: | fish, deepwater ports | Land use: | arable land: 12.5%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 87.5% (2005) | Irrigated land: | NA sq km | Natural hazards: | persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard | Environment - current issues: | recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment | Geography - note: | vegetation scanty |
::People Population: | 7,026 (July 2006 est.) | Age structure: | 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 843/female 807)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,342/female 2,272)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 348/female 414) (2006 est.) | Median age: | total: 34.1 years
male: 33.7 years
female: 34.5 years (2006 est.) | Population growth rate: | 0.17% (2006 est.) | Birth rate: | 13.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Death rate: | 6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Net migration rate: | -4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.) | Infant mortality rate: | total: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) | Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 78.61 years
male: 76.27 years
female: 81.06 years (2006 est.) | Total fertility rate: | 2.01 children born/woman (2006 est.) | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA | HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA | HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA | Nationality: | noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French | Ethnic groups: | Basques and Bretons (French fishermen) | Religions: | Roman Catholic 99% | Languages: | French (official) | Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.) |
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