St Pierre and Miquelon (France)
 

Blogs

• St Pierre and Miquelon travel blogs from TravelBlog.org. 

Books

• Travel books about St Pierre and Miquelon from Amazon.com.

Encyclopedic Information

• St Pierre and Miquelon country profile (France) from the BBC. 
• St Pierre and Miquelon information from MSN Encarta encyclopedia.
  • Atlantic Ocean.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador.  St Pierre and Miquelon are off the coast of Newfoundland.  
• St Pierre and Miquelon information from Yahoo! encyclopedia.

Government

• French Territory.  "The archipelago of St Pierre and Miquelon lies in the north-west Atlantic, 25 km off the coast of Canada. It has two islands, a population of 6,300 and a total area of 242 square km.
  
  It was claimed for the French crown in 1535 by Jacques Cartier. The first settlers were for the most part French fishermen from Brittany, Normandy and the Basque country. It became a permanent part of France in 1816. St Pierre and Miquelon became a territorial collectivity in 1985.
  
  Fishing is the archipelago's main income earner. Recent test drilling for oil in its waters may herald a new important economic activity for St Pierre and Miquelon.
  
  The proximity of St Pierre and Miquelon to Canada is a major bonus to local tourism which publicizes the islands' image as 'France in North America'." 

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