Total area: 242 km2
land area: 242 km2
includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups

Comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 120 km

Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Disputes: focus of maritime boundary dispute between Canada and France

Climate: cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy

Terrain: mostly barren rock

Natural resources: fish, deepwater ports

Land use: arable land 13%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 4%; other 83%

Environment: vegetation scanty

Note: located 25 km south of Newfoundland, Canada, in the North Atlantic Ocean

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Pierre and Miquelon on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Pierre and Miquelon Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.