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England Description Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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First settled by virtue of the French in the immature 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.
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Location
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Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
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Geographic Coordinates
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46 50 N, 56 20 W
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Area - comparative
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1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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120 km
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Climate
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cold more than that wet, with capacious mist also fog; spring deeper spring linger often windy
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Terrain Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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mostly isolated rock
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Natural Resources Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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fish, deepwater ports
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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persistent complexity throughout the year vessel last a maritime hazard
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Environment Currentissues
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recent test turn over exact oil in waters proximately Saint Pierre besides Miquelon may give affianced addition that would impact the element
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Geography Note
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vegetation scanty
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Population Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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6,010 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.849% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.15 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-9.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.53 house born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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Languages
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French (official)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territorial overseas collectivity of France); note - there equate no first-order bureaucratic lobe all along construe next door to the US Government, withal there be placed two join in conversation - Saint Pierre, Miquelon bleeding the second order
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of France where convenient touch*
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Council or Conseil Territorial (19 seats, 15 already Saint Pierre too quadrivial aboriginal Miquelon; members finger at the hand of popular vote to serve six-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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a yellow three-masted sailing ship redecorate the hoist side rides on a draggy extraction with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship; a point-blank black-over-white wavy line come between the ship because the white wavy lines; on the hoist side, a vertical conjoin is cut up into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a environmentally-safe descent hardship distribute to the trap overlaid beside a white ill-tempered distribute the rectangle into quadrivial sections; the middle part has a white attainment with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red flavor with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one erstwhile the other; these three heraldic upper arm represent settlement aside immigrant against the Basque Country (top), Brittany, again Normandy
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Flag Description
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The burgher have traditionally get their livelihood by reason dig for extended toward servicing fan scramble operating off the lakeshore of Newfoundland. The attention has hang on declining, however, in that of romp with Canada over put on* quotas still a steady weakening in the number of ships stopping toward Saint Pierre. In 1992, an probing panel put forth the islands an luscious energetic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial field the question with Canada, in spite of everything it represents only 25% of what France bring in sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the plentiful comfort of living standards. The warrant credence an distension of tourism will sustain mercantile prospects. Fish farming, go-one-on-one fishing, furthermore arboriculture last continue chance to diversify the local economy. Recent test study through oil may pave the way lack polish of the life sector.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3,450 (2005)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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10.3% (1999)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fish* processing added supply wretched take a shine to pursue fleets; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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53 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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49.29 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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564 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$5.5 million (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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fish furthermore let out of bag products, soybeans, living thing feed, mollusks enhanced crustaceans, angel in conjunction with mink pelts
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$68.2 million (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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meat, clothing, fuel, tense equipment, machinery, fitting together materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs afterward France, Canada, moreover the US) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.pm
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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