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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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AT A GLANCE

Saint Pierre and Miquelon in facts

  • CapitalSaint-Pierre
  • Population5,9742019
  • Area242 km²1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C
  • CurrencyEuro
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Open in the world map
All geographic & statistical details (31)
Density
25 people per km²
Official name
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Local name
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Government
parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France
World region
Americas · Northern America
Official language
French
Founded
1700
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Calling code
+508
Drives on the
right
Land borders
None
Coastline
120 km
Topographic elevation profile
Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
0 mAtlantic Ocean▲ 240 mSummit
Terrain
Mostly barren rock
Climate
Cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog; spring and autumn are often windy
Natural resources
fish, deepwater ports
Land use
Agri 8.7%Forest 5%Other 86.3%
Median age
51.8 years (2025 est.)
Urban population
Urban 90.1%Rural 9.9%(2023)
Major urban areas
Saint-Pierre (capital) (000)
Ethnic groups
Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Religions
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Administrative subdivisions
2 first-order regions
Railways & airports
2 airports
Emergency numbers
112
Internet domain
.fr, .pm
ISO & UN codes
PM · SPM · M49 666
Capital location
46.8°N, 56.2°W
Official website
spm-ct975.fr (opens in a new tab)
Name origin
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is reputed to be named after two navigators, one called Peter and one called Michael (in a nickname form) or Mikelon, a Basque name
Names in other languages
Saint-Pierre e Miquelon, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Pierre en Miquelon, سان بيير وميكلون, সাঁ পিয়ের ও মিকলোঁ, Saint-Pierre und Miquelon
+ 20 moreShow lessSan Pedro y Miquelón, سن پیر و میکلن, સેન્ટ પીઅર એન્ડ મિકેલોન, सन्त पियर और मिकलान, Saint Pierre dan Miquelon, サンピエール島・ミクロン島, ಸೇಂಟ್ ಪಿಯರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಕೆಲನ್, 생피에르 미클롱, सेंट पियेर व मिकेलो, ਸੇਂਟ ਪੀਏਰ ਅਤੇ ਮੀਕਲੋਂ, Saint-Pierre i Miquelon, Сен-Пьер и Микелон, செயிண்ட் ப்யேர் அண்ட் மீகேலோன், సెయింట్ పియర్ అండ్ మికెలాన్, แซงปีแยร์และมีเกอลง, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Сен-П'єр і Мікелон, سینٹ پیئر و میکیلون, Saint-Pierre và Miquelon, 圣皮埃尔和密克隆

Maritime & nearby neighbours (1 place)

Neighbours from Wikidata (land borders and some sea borders; only places with a page here).

Facts: Wikidata Q34617 and the CIA World Factbook (public domain: geography, demographics, borders, coastline and symbols), retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The flag

A yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the left side rides on a blue background with wavy white lines; a black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the left side, a vertical band is divided into three heraldic arms: the top (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners and overlaid with a white cross, the middle is white with an ermine pattern, and the bottom is red with two yellow lions outlined in black.

What it means

The arms represent settlers from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy in France; blue symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean, and the ship represents explorer Jacques Cartier's ship when he visited the islands in 1536.

Coat of arms
Coat of arms or emblem of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Image: Superbenjamin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

National animals and emblems
16Th-Century Sailing Ship
Motto
“A mare labor”
National anthem

"La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille)
Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Recording: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

National day

Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)

Independence

none (overseas collectivity collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)

Flag description and meaning, colours, symbols, anthem details, national day and independence: CIA World Factbook (public domain). Coat of arms, motto and recording: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above). Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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Names and immediate parent assignments: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0, 28 October 2026. Unspecified code 00 excluded. This is not an exhaustive list of districts, counties or municipalities. Photographs are credited individually beneath each image; one pictured place does not represent every landscape in its region.

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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.

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