St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
| St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
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|---|---|
| Capital | Saint-Pierre |
| Government | Overseas collectivity of France
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| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime minister | Bernard Briand (PTC) |
| GDP | 240 million Euro |
| Currency | Euro |
| Internet top-level domain | .fr |
St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands are a French-speaking, self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located about 15 miles (25 km) South the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. France acknowledged, in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), that Newfoundland belonged to the British Empire, but France retained their ownership of St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands.
The island of Saint-Pierre, is only 10 square miles (26 square km) in area, has almost 90 percent of the total population and is the administrative and commercial center. The area of the main islands is 93 square miles (242 square km), 83 square miles (215 square km) of which are in the Miquelons (Miquelon and Langlade, sometimes known as Great and Little Miquelon, connected by the slim, sandy Isthmus of Langlade)[1].
The Islands have Saint-Pierre-Pointe Blanche Airport(FSP) and vehicle ferry access from Fortune Newfoundland[2]. St. Pierre and Miquelon economy is commercial and recreational fishing, and tourism[3].
Economic Zone
St Pierre and Miquelon has an exclusive economic zone of approximately 12,348 square kilometers, which was established to settle a territorial dispute with Canada. The economy of the islands relies heavily on fishing and is supported by subsidies from France, with ongoing efforts to boost tourism and explore oil drilling[4].