Airports [time series]

2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways, none with runways over 2,439 m; 1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m

Civil air [time series]

no major transport aircraft

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

120 km total; 60 km paved (1985)

Ports [time series]

Saint Pierre

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

3,601 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 3 FM, no TV; radio communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite system

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

vegetables, cattle, sheep and pigs for local consumption; fish catch, 20,500 metric tons (1989)

Budget [time series]

revenues $18.3 million; expenditures $18.3 million, including capital expenditures of $5.5 million (1989)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

French franc (plural - francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

Economic aid [time series]

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $500 million

Electricity [time series]

10,000 kW capacity; 25 million kWh produced, 3,970 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.6397 (March 1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987)

Exports [time series]

$25.5 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: fish and fish products, fox and mink pelts partners: US 58%, France 17%, UK 11%, Canada, Portugal

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

exchange rate conversion - $60 million, per capita $9,500; real growth rate NA% (1991 est.)

Imports [time series]

$87.2 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials partners: Canada, France, US, Netherlands, UK

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

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 the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre has dropped steadily over the years. In March 1989, an agreement between France and Canada set fish quotas for Saint Pierre's trawlers fishing in Canadian and Canadian-claimed waters for three years. The agreement settles a longstanding dispute that had virtually brought fish exports to a halt. The islands are heavily subsidized by France. Imports come primarily from Canada and France.

Unemployment rate [time series]

9.6% (1990)

Climate [time series]

cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy

Coastline [time series]

120 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]

focus of maritime boundary dispute between Canada and France

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

vegetation scanty

Area (Land area) [time series]

242 km2; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

arable land 13%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 4%; other 83%

Maritime claims [time series]

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

fish, deepwater ports

Note [time series]

located 25 km south of Newfoundland, Canada, in the North Atlantic Ocean

Terrain [time series]

mostly barren rock

Area (Total area) [time series]

242 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Capital [time series]

Saint-Pierre

Constitution [time series]

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

as a territorial collectivity of France, local interests are represented in the US by France

Executive branch (Elections) [time series]

General Council: last held September-October 1988 (next to be held NA September 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (19 total) Socialist and other left-wing parties 13, UDF and right-wing parties 6 French President: last held 8 May 1988 (next to be held NA May 1995); results - (second ballot) Jacques CHIRAC 56%, Francois MITTERRAND 44% French Senate: last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held NA September 1992); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) PS 1 French National Assembly: last held 5 and 12 June 1988 (next to be held NA June 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) UDF/CDS 1; note - Saint Pierre and Miquelon elects 1 member each to the French Senate and the French National Assembly who are voting members

Executive branch [time series]

French president, commissioner of the Republic

Flag [time series]

the flag of France is used

Independence [time series]

none (territorial collectivity of France); note - has been under French control since 1763

Judicial branch [time series]

Superior Tribunal of Appeals (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel)

Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]

Chief of State: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981) Head of Government: Commissioner of the Republic Jean-Pierre MARQUIE (since February 1989); President of the General Council Marc PLANTEGENET (since NA)

Legal system [time series]

French law

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral General Council

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

FZ, WFTU

National holiday [time series]

National Day, 14 July (Taking of the Bastille)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Socialist Party (PS); Union for French Democracy (UDF/CDS), Gerard GRIGNON

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 18

Government type (Type) [time series]

territorial collectivity of France

Birth rate [time series]

9 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate [time series]

6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

originally Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

10 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Labor force [time series]

2,850 (1988)

Languages [time series]

French

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

75 years male, 78 years female (1992)

Literacy [time series]

99% (male 99%, female 99%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

Nationality [time series]

noun - Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women); adjective - French

Net migration rate [time series]

1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)

Organized labor [time series]

Workers' Force trade union

Population [time series]

6,513 (July 1992), growth rate 0.4% (1992)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 98%

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.2 children born/woman (1992)