Name
Its name is reputed to be named after two navigators: one called Peter and one called Michael in a nickname form, or "Mikelon," a Basque name.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
Country
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
47.04° N, 56.33° W
Half of everyone here is over 51 — only 1 country in the world are older.
median age 51.8 years · 2nd/224
CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · ranks computed across the countries in this atlas that carry the value
- Population
- 5,997
- Natural Earth population estimate.
- Area
- 242 km²
- Official total area (land + water) from the CIA World Factbook. Computed from the Natural Earth boundary: ≈ 206 km².
- Population density
- ≈ 29 / km²
- Population divided by the computed boundary area.
- ISO codes
- PM · SPM
- GDP (nominal)
- $261.3 million
- Field “Economy → GDP (official exchange rate)” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 km²British Virgin Islands 151 km²
geometry: Natural Earth 1:50m · EPSG:6933 equal-area
Where Saint Pierre and Miquelon sits in the world
Each line is every country in this atlas that carries the value, ordered smallest to largest. The line down the middle is the world median; the mark on each line is this country.
- Median age51.8 years2nd of 224 · median 32.6 years
- Life expectancy81.8 years41st of 224 · median 76.2 years
- Fertility rate1.6 children per woman165th of 225 · median 1.92 children per woman
- Population5,997227th of 235 · median 5,454,073
- Total area242 km²206th of 228 · median 83,736 km²
- Coastline120 km155th of 229 · median 402 km
Overview
Flag and symbols
A yellow three-masted ship faces left on a blue background with wavy white lines; a black-over-white wavy line divides it from them. At left, a band shows red ikkurina with green diagonal cross and overlaid white cross, white ermine, and red with two yellow black-outlined lions. The arms represent settlers from Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy; the ship represents Jacques Cartier's ship. The national symbol is a 16th-century sailing ship.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
Key figures
CIA World Factbook
Economy
- GDP (nominal)
- $261.3 million
- Field “Economy → GDP (official exchange rate)” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- GDP (PPP)
- $261.3 million
- Field “Economy → Real GDP (purchasing power parity) → Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
People
- Life expectancy
- 81.8 years
- Field “People and Society → Life expectancy at birth → total population” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Median age
- 51.8 years
- Field “People and Society → Median age → total” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Birth rate
- 6.31 per 1,000
- Field “People and Society → Birth rate” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Death rate
- 11.83 per 1,000
- Field “People and Society → Death rate” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Fertility rate
- 1.6 children per woman
- Field “People and Society → Total fertility rate” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Population growth
- -1.24% a year
- Field “People and Society → Population growth rate” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Urban population
- 90.1%
- Field “People and Society → Urbanization → urban population” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Languages
- Frenchofficial
- Field “People and Society → Languages → Languages” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Religions
- Roman Catholic99%
- other1%
- Field “People and Society → Religions” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
Land
- Total area
- 242 km²Land 242 km² · Water 0 km²
- Field “Geography → Area → total” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Coastline
- 120 km
- Field “Geography → Coastline” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Land borders
- 0 km
- Field “Geography → Land boundaries → total” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
- Highest point
- 240 m Morne de la Grande Montagne
- Field “Geography → Elevation → highest point” in the CIA World Factbook archive (frozen 2026-02-01). Public domain. The Factbook stopped publishing in February 2026; the year shows when the value was estimated.
Values from the CIA World Factbook archive. Each carries the year it describes; open a year for the exact source field.
Connections
Within
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