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 Entity
 St. Pierre & Miquelon 
 Main prefix
 FP 
 Time zone
 -3 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 ITU zone
 9 
 CQ zone
 5 
 Metropole
 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
A yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with a black wave line under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the square into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one on top of the other; the flag of France is used for official occasions.
 
          St. Pierre & Miquelon          
 
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 
 Capital: 
Saint-Pierre
 Administrative
 divisions: 
none (territorial collectivity of France)
There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre and Miquelon at the second order.
 Population: 
6,954 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
French (official)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
46° 50' N, 56° 20' W
 Area total: 
242 sq. km
includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
 Land area: 
242 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
120 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.pm
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Name - local
 long form: 
Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
 Name - local
 short form: 
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
 Independence: 
none (territorial collectivity of France, has been under French control since 1763)
 Constitution: 
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
self-governing territorial collectivity of France
 National
 holiday: 
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
 
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