| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006) | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003) | |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 843/female 807) 
 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,342/female 2,272) 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 348/female 414) (2006 est.)  | 
				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.)  | 
				
| Airports | 2 (2006) | 2 (2002) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)  | 
				total: 2 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				
| Birth rate | 13.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) | 14.62 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 
| Budget | revenues: $70 million 
 expenditures: $60 million; including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 est.)  | 
				revenues: $70 million 
 expenditures: $60 million, including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 est.)  | 
				
| Capital | name: Saint-Pierre 
 geographic coordinates: 46 46 N, 56 11 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - these new dates become effective in 2007  | 
				Saint-Pierre | 
| Constitution | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) | 
| Currency | - | euro (EUR) | 
| Death rate | 6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) | 6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 
| Electricity - consumption | 41.06 million kWh (2003) | 39.08 million kWh (2001) | 
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2003) | 0 kWh (2001) | 
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2003) | 0 kWh (2001) | 
| Electricity - production | 44.15 million kWh (2003) | 42.03 million kWh (2001) | 
| Electricity - production by source | - | fossil fuel: 100% 
 hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)  | 
				
| Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) | 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 Yves FAUQUEUR (since 28 August 2006) 
 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, 21 April 2002 (first round) and 5 May 2002 (second round) (next to be held in 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  | 
				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 bbl/day | NA (2001) | 
| Exports - partners | Spain 33.6%, Belgium 21.8%, India 18.3%, France 9.4%, US 7.5% (2005) | US 33.3%, Zambia 30.3%, Ecuador 16.2%, France 5.1%, Canada 4%, Spain 4% (2002) | 
| Flag description | a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with yellow wavy lines 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 | 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 - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1996 est.) | 
| Highways | - | total: 114 km 
 paved: 69 km unpaved: 45 km  | 
				
| Imports | NA bbl/day | NA (2001) | 
| Imports - partners | France 51.3%, Canada 31.8%, Belgium 4.1% (2005) | Zambia 61.5%, France 21.8%, Canada 13% (2002) | 
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births 
 male: 8.46 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)  | 
				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.)  | 
				
| International organization participation | UPU, WFTU | FZ, WFTU | 
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | - | 1 (2000) | 
| Irrigated land | NA | NA sq km | 
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 18% 
 industry: 41% services: 41% (1996 est.)  | 
				fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.) | 
| Land use | arable land: 12.5% 
 permanent crops: 0% other: 87.5% (2005)  | 
				arable land: 13.04% 
 permanent crops: 0% other: 86.96% (1998 est.)  | 
				
| 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 in 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 26 September 2004 (next to be held in September 2013); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 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  | 
				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: 78.61 years 
 male: 76.27 years female: 81.06 years (2006 est.)  | 
				total population: 78.11 years 
 male: 75.82 years female: 80.51 years (2003 est.)  | 
				
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm  | 
				exclusive economic zone: 200 NM 
 territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				
| Merchant marine | - | none (2002 est.) | 
| Net migration rate | -4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) | -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 
| Political parties and leaders | Left Radical Party or PRG; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP); Socialist Party or PS; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF | 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] | 
| Population | 7,026 (July 2006 est.) | 6,976 (July 2003 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | 0.17% (2006 est.) | 0.3% (2003 est.) | 
| Ports and harbors | - | Saint Pierre | 
| Railways | - | 0 km | 
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 
 under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.)  | 
				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.)  | 
				
| Telephone system | general assessment: adequate 
 domestic: NA international: country code - 508; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite 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 | 4,800 (2002) | 4,000 (1997) | 
| Telephones - mobile cellular | NA | 0 (1994) | 
| Total fertility rate | 2.01 children born/woman (2006 est.) | 2.07 children born/woman (2003 est.) | 
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% (1999) | 9.8% (1997) | 
| Waterways | - | none |