Saint Pierre and Miquelon February 26, 2019 Americas , archipelago , Atlantic , Atlantic Ocean , Canada , colony , European Union , fishing , France , Francophonie , French , French colony , French language , Grande Miquelon , islands , Langlade , Miquelon , Miquelon-Langlade , North America , North Atlantic Ocean , Nouvelle-France , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Overseas Collectivity of France , Petite Miquelon , Saint Pierre and Miquelon , Saint-Pierre , Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon , Terre-Neuve , tourism Official name Saint Pierre and Miquelon Name in local language Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (fr) Continent Americas Subcontinent North America Population (ranking: 241e ) 6,008 inhabitants (2016) Population growth -0.22 % / year Area 242 km² Density 24.83 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 239e )0.280 billions $USD (2016) GDP/capita (ranking ) 46,372 $USD (2016) GDP growth 1.60 % / year (2016) Life expectancy (ranking ) 80.50 years (2016) Birth rate 7.20 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 1.57 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 9.80 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 6.60 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages French Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 97e )0.788 / 1 (2015) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Republic, Overseas collectivity Head of State President Emmanuel Macron National Day 14 July (French Revolution) ISO Codes PM, SPM Demonym French Tourists (ranking ) 12,007 people (2016)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French North American archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of the island of Newfoundland in Canada . Miquelon lies 21 kilometers west-southwest of the western end of the Burin Peninsula, in southern Newfoundland, with Saint Pierre’s Island 19 kilometers southwest of it. It is today an overseas collectivity of France .
Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Photo: Doc Searls Urban areas (2015) Urban areas Population Saint-Pierre 5,631 inhabitants Miquelon-Langlade 629 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Miquelon 629 inhabitants 216 km² Saint Pierre 5,631 inhabitants 26 km²
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