Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

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Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Image:Saint-Pierre coat.png
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
(unofficial)
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Coat of Arms
National motto: A mare labor
Official language French
Capital city Saint-Pierre
President of the General Council Stéphane Artano
Prefect Albert Dupuy
Area
 – Total
 – % water

 242 km² (93.4 mi²)
 0.0%
Number of people living there
 – Total (2005)

 7,012
Currency ( What is the money called they use) Euro (€;EUR)
GDP (How much money they produce for, per year) $48.3 Million (225)
Time zone UTC-3
Calling Code 508 ¹
Internet TLD .pm
1. 0508 from metropolitan France or overseas départements.

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) 46°47′N 56°12′W is a French overseas collectivity. It is made up of several small islands. Those islands are near the eastern coast of Canada. They are close to Newfoundland. It is the only thing left of the former colonial territory of New France.

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