{ "Introduction": { "Background": { "text": "First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { "text": "Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "46 50 N, 56 20 W" }, "Map references": { "text": "North America" }, "Area": { "total": { "text": "242 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "242 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": "note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups" }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "one and half times the size of Washington, DC" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "0 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "120 km" }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { "text": "cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog; spring and autumn are often windy" }, "Terrain": { "text": "mostly barren rock" }, "Elevation": { "highest point": { "text": "Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m" }, "lowest point": { "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "fish, deepwater ports" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { "text": "8.7% (2018 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { "text": "arable land: 8.7% (2018 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { "text": "permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)" }, "forest": { "text": "12.5% (2018 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "78.8% (2018 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "vegetation scanty; the islands are actually part of the northern Appalachians along with Newfoundland" }, "Map description": { "text": "
Saint Pierre and Miquelon map showing the two islands that make up this French territorial overseas collectivity in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { "text": "5,257 (2022 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { "text": "Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)" }, "adjective": { "text": "French" } }, "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)" }, "Languages": { "Languages": { "text": "French (official)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { "text": "note: as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)
" } }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { "text": "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 of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. The services sector accounted for 86% of GDP in 2010, the last year data is available for. Government employment accounts for than 46% of the GDP, and 78% of the population is working age.
The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector. Trade is the second largest sector in terms of value added created, where it contributes significantly to economic activity. The extractive industries and energy sector is the third largest sector of activity in the archipelago, attributable in part to the construction of a new thermal power plant in 2015.
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015": { "text": "$261.3 million (2015 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2006": { "text": "$215.3 million (2006 est.)" }, "note": "note: supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million" }, "Real GDP growth rate": { "text": "NA
" }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2006": { "text": "$46,200 (2006 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2005": { "text": "$34,900 (2005)" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$261.3 million (2015 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015": { "text": "1.5% (2015)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2010": { "text": "4.5% (2010)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { "text": "2% (2006 est.)" }, "industry": { "text": "15% (2006 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "83% (2006 est.)" } }, "Agricultural products": { "text": "vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish" }, "Industries": { "text": "fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4,429 (2015)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "18%" }, "industry": { "text": "41%" }, "services": { "text": "41% (1996 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { "Unemployment rate 2015": { "text": "8.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate 2008": { "text": "9.9% (2008 est.)" } }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "70 million (1996 est.)" }, "expenditures": { "text": "60 million (1996 est.)" } }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "3.8% (of GDP) (1996 est.)" }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "26.8% (of GDP) (1996 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Exports": { "Exports 2010": { "text": "$6.641 million (2010 est.)" }, "Exports 2005": { "text": "$5.5 million (2005 est.)" } }, "Exports - partners": { "text": "Canada 79%, France 8%, Belgium 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crustaceans, fish, medical instruments, electrical parts, pasta (2019)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2010": { "text": "$95.35 million (2010 est.)" }, "Imports 2005": { "text": "$68.2 million (2005 est.)" } }, "Imports - partners": { "text": "France 69%, Canada 22% (2019)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food preparation, packaged medicines, low-voltage protection equipment, cars, computers, iron structures (2019)" }, "Debt - external": { "text": "NA
" }, "Exchange rates": { "Currency": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar -" }, "Exchange rates 2017": { "text": "0.885 (2017 est.)" }, "Exchange rates 2016": { "text": "0.903 (2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates 2015": { "text": "0.9214 (2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates 2014": { "text": "0.885 (2014 est.)" }, "Exchange rates 2013": { "text": "0.7634 (2013 est.)" } } }, "Energy": { "Electricity": { "installed generating capacity": { "text": "26,000 kW (2020 est.)" }, "consumption": { "text": "47.267 million kWh (2019 est.)" }, "exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2020 est.)" }, "imports": { "text": "0 kWh (2020 est.)" }, "transmission/distribution losses": { "text": "1.733 million kWh (2019 est.)" } }, "Electricity generation sources": { "fossil fuels": { "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "nuclear": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "solar": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "wind": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "hydroelectricity": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "tide and wave": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "geothermal": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" }, "biomass and waste": { "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)" } }, "Coal": { "production": { "text": "0 metric tons (2020 est.)" }, "consumption": { "text": "0 metric tons (2020 est.)" }, "exports": { "text": "0 metric tons (2020 est.)" }, "imports": { "text": "0 metric tons (2020 est.)" }, "proven reserves": { "text": "0 metric tons (2019 est.)" } }, "Petroleum": { "total petroleum production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2021 est.)" }, "refined petroleum consumption": { "text": "600 bbl/day (2019 est.)" }, "crude oil and lease condensate exports": { "text": "0 barrels/day (2018 est.)" }, "crude oil and lease condensate imports": { "text": "0 barrels/day (2018 est.)" }, "crude oil estimated reserves": { "text": "0 barrels (2021 est.)" } }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { "text": "650 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas": { "production": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2021 est.)" }, "consumption": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2021 est.)" }, "exports": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2021 est.)" }, "imports": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2021 est.)" }, "proven reserves": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2021 est.)" } }, "Carbon dioxide emissions": { "total emissions": { "text": "84,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)" }, "from coal and metallurgical coke": { "text": "0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)" }, "from petroleum and other liquids": { "text": "84,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)" }, "from consumed natural gas": { "text": "0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)" } }, "Energy consumption per capita": { "Total energy consumption per capita 2019": { "text": "0 Btu/person (2019 est.)" } } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { "text": "4,800 (2015 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "76 (2015 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { "text": "adequate (2019)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line teledensity 76 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 508; landing point for the St Pierre and Miquelon Cable connecting Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Canada; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system (2019)" }, "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress towards 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services" }, "Broadcast media": { "text": "8 TV stations, all part of the French Overseas Network, and local cable provided by SPM Telecom; 3 of 4 radio stations on St. Pierre and on Miquelon are part of the French Overseas Network (2021)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { "text": "4,500 (2016 est.)" }, "percent of population": { "text": "79.5% (2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { "total": { "text": "2 (2021)" } }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { "text": "2" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { "text": "117 km (2009)" }, "paved": { "text": "80 km (2009)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "37 km (2009)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Saint-Pierre" } } }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of France" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "none identified
" } } }