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Compare Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003) - Paracel Islands (2007)

Compare Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003) z Paracel Islands (2007)

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003)Paracel Islands (2007)
 Saint Pierre and MiquelonParacel Islands
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order -
Age structure 0-14 years: 25% (male 891; female 851)


15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,306; female 2,210)


65 years and over: 10.3% (male 310; female 408) (2003 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish -
Airports 2 (2002) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area total: 242 sq km


land: 242 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups		 total: NA sq km


land: NA sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC NA
Background First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
Birth rate 14.62 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) -
Budget revenues: $70 million


expenditures: $60 million, including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 est.)		 -
Capital Saint-Pierre -
Climate cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy tropical
Coastline 120 km 518 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) -
Country name 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		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Currency euro (EUR) -
Death rate 6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status self-governing territorial collectivity of France -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France) -
Disputes - international none occupied by China, also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economic aid - recipient approximately $60 million in annual grants from France -
Economy - overview 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 of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. The islands are heavily subsidized by France to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector. China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Electricity - consumption 39.08 million kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 42.03 million kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m		 lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment NA
Ethnic groups Basques and Bretons (French fishermen) -
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2001), 1.08540 (2000), 0.93863 (1999) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Claude VALLEIX (since 9 October 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held, first round - 21 April 2002, second round - 5 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council		 -
Exports NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts -
Exports - partners US 33.3%, Zambia 30.3%, Ecuador 16.2%, France 5.1%, Canada 4%, Spain 4% (2002) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
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 (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle 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 above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the flag of France is used for official occasions -
GDP purchasing power parity - $74 million - supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million (1996 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1996 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 46 50 N, 56 20 W 16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note vegetation scanty composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
Highways total: 114 km


paved: 69 km


unpaved: 45 km		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Imports NA (2001) -
Imports - commodities meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials -
Imports - partners Zambia 61.5%, France 21.8%, Canada 13% (2002) -
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism -
Infant mortality rate total: 7.97 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.1% (1991-96 average) -
International organization participation FZ, WFTU -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km
Judicial branch Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel -
Labor force 3,261 (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 13.04%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 86.96% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages French (official) -
Legal system French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation -
Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5


note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.11 years


male: 75.82 years


female: 80.51 years (2003 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (1982 est.)		 -
Location Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada) Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references North America Southeast Asia
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 NA
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France occupied by China
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) -
Nationality noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)


adjective: French		 -
Natural hazards persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard typhoons
Natural resources fish, deepwater ports none
Net migration rate -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) -
Political parties and leaders PRG [leader NA]; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP) [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 6,976 (July 2003 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.3% (2003 est.) -
Ports and harbors Saint Pierre -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 99% -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: adequate


domestic: NA


international: radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite system		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 4,000 (1997) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1994) -
Television broadcast stations 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) -
Terrain mostly barren rock mostly low and flat
Total fertility rate 2.07 children born/woman (2003 est.) -
Unemployment rate 9.8% (1997) -
Waterways none -
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