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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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National motto: A mare labor Official language French Capital Saint-Pierre President of the General Council Stéphane Artano Prefect Albert Dupuy Area
 – Total
 – % water
 242 km² (93.4 mi²)
 0.0% Population
 – Total (March 1999 census)
 – Density
 6,316
26 /km² Currency Euro (€;EUR) GDP $48.3 Million (225) Time zone UTC-3 Calling Code 508 ¹ Internet TLD .pm 1. 0508 from metropolitan France or overseas départements. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) is a French overseas collectivity consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. It is the only remainder of the former colonial territory of New France.

History


Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has been under French control since 1763. Paleoeskimo or Dorset culture artifacts have been uncovered in Saint-Pierre (Anse à Henry). Some of these date back to 3000 BC.

Named the 'Eleven Thousand Virgins' by Portuguese explorer João Álvares Fagundes in 1521, the islands were also named the 'Islands of Saint-Pierre' by the French.

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