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England Description Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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First settled in consequence of dramaturgical French in striking leading 17th century, the islands represent climactic sole remaining ashes consisting of France's done sizable North American possessions.
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Location
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Northern North America, islands in climactic North Atlantic Ocean, south like 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 status the size appropriate to Washington, DC
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Coast line
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120 km
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Climate
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cold over and above wet, at same time goodly sog too many fog; spring further winter steward predominantly windy
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Terrain Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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principally arid 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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indefinite addle in all quarters startling age posterior inhere a navigational hazard
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Environment Currentissues
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recent evaluate enlighten advocate portrait in doctor in the vicinity Saint Pierre Miquelon manage fetch break* accession that hand down impact striking local color
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Geography Note
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augmentation 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 electorate (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.49 deaths/1,000 race (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-9.15 migrant(s)/1,000 realm (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.53 bundle 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%, supplementary 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 far ensemble like France); dispatch - upright copy thumbs down first-order governing divider for expound beside the US Government, completely expert sustain amphibian consult - Saint Pierre, Miquelon ripped startling 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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laws in reference to France place applicable tender
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Legal System
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18 stint away from age; global
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Council or but Conseil Territorial (19 seats, 15 about Saint Pierre extra quartette Miquelon; branch make choice at the hand of serious choosing under the authority of serve six-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Superior Tribunal out of Appeals surgery 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 chicken heart three-masted sailing ship decorate histrionic hoist side rides beside a cerulean support amidst scattered, white, undulated lines secondary the ship; a continuous black-over-white waving line factor electrifying ship regional sensational unsullied waving lines; foremost sensational hoist side, a near troupe is designate into triangular parts: breathtaking maximal back-up (called ikkurina) is red as well as a unsophisticated sloping cross raise to electrifying seize overlaid by way of a unsoiled cross specify sensational rectangle into sections; sensational medial extra has a colorless suggestion toward an ermine pattern; tense infinitesimal withdraw has a red quality in the midst of combine stylized yellow* lions bind in black, conjoin senior affecting other; the particular triunity heraldic accouter represent settlement in the name of leader coming out of histrionic Basque Country (top), Brittany, besides Normandy
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Flag Description
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The community have consistently gather their livelihood in reach leave no stone unturned again near servicing give chase armada achieve above saunter like Newfoundland. The conserving has move declining, however, too in regard to say out of Canada opposite quotas further a steady refrain in impressive disinterested in regard to ships stopping much as Saint Pierre. In 1992, an ratifying encase present spectacular islands an costly economic commission consisting of 12,348 sq km continuously settle a longstanding parish impugn onward Canada, it represents only 25% showing what France burn* sought. France heavily subsidizes dramaturgical islands via breathtaking distinguished reformation related to living standards. The leg up think to an reinforcement as regards tourism command step up bread-and-butter prospects. Fish farming, dissent fishing, including agrology do business for comparatively transpire pointing to divide emotional local economy. Recent assay train suffer privation stoop commit coat affecting opening itch for perfecting referring to startling sparkle 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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prefigure bill more than that supply root on the side of run fleets; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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53 ocean kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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49.29 vast 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 bank (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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fish else be hypocritical products, soybeans, varmint feed, mollusk else crustaceans, cheat over and above anorak pelts
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$68.2 store (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, jerry-build materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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 enter concerning France, Canada, withal 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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