| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166 alpha-2 | PMISO 3166 [2024] |
| ISO 3166 alpha-3 | SPMISO 3166 [2024] |
| Capital | Saint-PierreGeoNames [2024] |
| Continent | North AmericaGeoNames [2024] |
| Common name | Saint Pierre and MiquelonCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Official name | Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and MiquelonCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Local name | Saint-Pierre et MiquelonCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Etymology | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is reputed to be named after two navigators, one called Peter and one called Michael (in a nickname form) or Mikelon, a Basque nameCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Independence | none (overseas collectivity collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National holiday | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Head of state | No authoritative open source found |
| Currency code (ISO 4217) | EURISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Currency | EuroISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Administrative subdivisions | No authoritative open source found |
| Subdivision names | No authoritative open source found |
| Historical overview | No authoritative open source found |
| National symbols | 16th-century sailing shipCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National anthem | title: "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille); lyrics/music: Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle; history: official anthem, as a French collectivityCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National colors | Not applicable to this country |
| Citizenship rules | see FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is reputed to be named after two navigators, one called Peter and one called Michael (in a nickname form) or Mikelon, a Basque name
description: a yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the left side rides on a blue background with wavy white lines; a black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the left side, a vertical band is divided into three heraldic arms: the top (called ikkurina ) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners and overlaid with a white cross, the middle is white with an ermine pattern, and the bottom is red with two yellow lions outlined in black meaning: the arms represent settlers from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy in France; blue symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean, and the ship represents explorer Jacques Cartier's ship when he visited the islands in 1536
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
