Airports [time series]

total: 2 usable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1

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, pigs for local consumption; fish catch of 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]

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, 3,840 kWh per capita (1992)

Exchange rates [time series]

French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.4812 (January 1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988)

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

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%

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

GDP - exchange rate conversion - $60 million (1991 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$9,500 (1991 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [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)

Area [time series]

total area: 242 km2 land area: 242 km2 comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

120 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

vegetation scanty

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

focus of maritime boundary dispute between Canada and France

Irrigated land [time series]

NA km2

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

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

Location [time series]

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

Map references [time series]

North America

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

fish, deepwater ports

Terrain [time series]

mostly barren rock

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Capital [time series]

Saint-Pierre

Constitution [time series]

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Digraph [time series]

SB

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

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

Executive branch (Elections) [time series]

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 NA September 1986 (next to be held NA September 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) PS 1 French National Assembly: last held 21 and 28 March 1993 (next to be held NA June 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) number of seats by party NA; note - Saint Pierre and Miquelon elects 1 member each to the French Senate and the French National Assembly who are voting members 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

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; 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 Kamel KHRISSATE (since NA); President of the General Council Marc PLANTEGENET (since NA)

Legal system [time series]

French law

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral General Council

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

FZ

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

National holiday [time series]

National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July

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

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

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

territorial collectivity of France

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Birth rate [time series]

13.44 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate [time series]

6.14 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Labor force [time series]

2,850 (1988) by occupation: NA

Languages [time series]

French

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 75.19 years male: 73.56 years female: 77.16 years (1993 est.)

Literacy [time series]

age 15 and over can read and write (1982) total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French

Net migration rate [time series]

0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Population [time series]

6,652 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.79% (1993 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 98%

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.73 children born/woman (1993 est.)