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SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON

 (territorial collectivity of France) 

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:Geography

 Location: Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
 south of Newfoundland (Canada)

 Map references: North America

 Area:
 total area: 242 sq km
 land area: 242 sq km
 comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington,
 DC
 note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the
 Miquelon groups

 Land boundaries: 0 km

 Coastline: 120 km

 Maritime claims:
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 territorial sea: 12 nm

 International disputes: focus of maritime boundary dispute between
 Canada and France

 Climate: cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are
 windy

 Terrain: mostly barren rock

 Natural resources: fish, deepwater ports

 Land use:
 arable land: 13%
 permanent crops: 0%
 meadows and pastures: 0%
 forest and woodland: 4%
 other: 83%

 Irrigated land: NA sq km

 Environment:
 current issues: NA
 natural hazards: persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime
 hazard
 international agreements: NA

 Note: vegetation scanty

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:People

 Population: 6,757 (July 1995 est.)

 Age structure:
 0-14 years: NA
 15-64 years: NA
 65 years and over: NA

 Population growth rate: 0.78% (1995 est.)

 Birth rate: 13.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

 Death rate: 5.83 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

 Net migration rate: 0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

 Infant mortality rate: 10.77 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

 Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 76 years
 male: 74.4 years
 female: 77.92 years (1995 est.)

 Total fertility rate: 1.67 children born/woman (1995 est.)

 Nationality:
 noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
 adjective: French

 Ethnic divisions: Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)

 Religions: Roman Catholic 98%

 Languages: French

 Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
 total population: 99%
 male: 99%
 female: 99%

 Labor force: 2,850 (1988)
 by occupation: NA

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:Government

 Names:
 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

 Digraph: SB

 Type: territorial collectivity of France

 Capital: Saint-Pierre

 Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of France)

 Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under
 French control since 1763)

 National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July

 Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

 Legal system: French law

 Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

 Executive branch:
 chief of state: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
 head of government: Commissioner of the Republic Yves HENRY (since NA
 December 1993); President of the General Council Gerard GRIGNON (since
 NA April 1994)
 cabinet: Council of Ministers

 Legislative branch: unicameral
 General Council: elections last held NA April 1994 (next to be held NA
 April 2000); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (19 total)
 seats by party NA
 French Senate: elections last held NA September 1986 (next to be held
 NA September 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1
 total) PS 1
 French National Assembly: elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993
 (next to be held NA June 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA;
 seats - (1 total) UDF 1

 Judicial branch: Superior Tribunal of Appeals (Tribunal Superieur
 d'Appel)

 Political parties and leaders: Socialist Party (PS), Albert PEN; Union
 for French Democracy (UDF/CDS), Gerard GRIGNON

 Member of: FZ, WFTU

 Diplomatic representation in US: none (territorial collectivity of
 France)

 US diplomatic representation: none (territorial collectivity of
 France)

 Flag: the flag of France is used

Economy

 Overview: The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood
 by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of
 Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because the
 number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre has dropped steadily over the
 years. In March 1989, an agreement between France and Canada set fish
 quotas for Saint Pierre's trawlers fishing in Canadian and
 Canadian-claimed waters for three years. The agreement settles a
 longstanding dispute that had virtually brought fish exports to a
 halt. The islands are heavily subsidized by France. Imports come
 primarily from Canada and France.

 National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $66 million (1993
 est.)

 National product real growth rate: NA%

 National product per capita: $10,000 (1993 est.)

 Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

 Unemployment rate: 9.6% (1990)

 Budget:
 revenues: $18.3 million
 expenditures: $18.3 million, including capital expenditures of $5.5
 million (1989 est.)

 Exports: $30 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)
 commodities: fish and fish products, fox and mink pelts
 partners: US 58%, France 17%, UK 11%, Canada, Portugal (1990)

 Imports: $82 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.)
 commodities: meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery,
 building materials
 partners: Canada, France, US, Netherlands, UK

 External debt: $NA

 Industrial production: growth rate NA%

 Electricity:
 capacity: 10,000 kW
 production: 50 million kWh
 consumption per capita: 6,013 kWh (1993)

 Industries: fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets;
 tourism

 Agriculture: vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs for local consumption;
 fish catch of 20,500 metric tons (1989)

 Economic aid:
 recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
 commitments (1970-89), $500 million

 Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

 Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.2943 (January 1995),
 5.520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453
 (1990)

 Fiscal year: calendar year

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:Transportation

 Railroads: 0 km

 Highways:
 total: 120 km
 paved: 60 km
 unpaved: earth 60 km (1985)

 Ports: Saint Pierre

 Merchant marine: none

 Airports:
 total: 2
 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:Communications

 Telephone system: 3,601 telephones
 local: NA
 intercity: NA
 international: radio communication with most countries in the world; 1
 satellite link in French domestic satellite system

 Radio:
 broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0
 radios: NA

 Television:
 broadcast stations: 0
 televisions: NA

@Saint Pierre And Miquelon:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of France


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