Saint Pierre and Miquelon Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Saint Pierre and Miquelon with its capital Saint-Pierre is located in North America (Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 243 square kilometres (one and half times the size of Washington, DC) with 7,012 citizens. French is the language used in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon are a small group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like its northern neighbour, Newfoundland, it is a key fishing centre close to the Grand Banks, some of the world's richest fishing grounds. However, as in Newfoundland, the decline in cod stocks has seriously affected the fishery. As a result, tourism is becoming increasingly important to the economy.

Pictures from Capital (Saint-Pierre)

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About Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The landscape features mostly barren rock. The average density of population is about 28 per km². The climate in Saint Pierre and Miquelon can be described as cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog with spring and autumn are often windy. Potential threats by nature are persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard.

To reach someone in Saint Pierre and Miquelon dial +508 prior to a number. There are 4,800 installed telephones. And there are 0 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".pm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 2 regions/states in Saint Pierre and Miquelon we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total French population shrinked at a rate of -0.85% (or by 51 citizens). With 51 deaths and 55 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.07%. -55 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.