Saint Pierre and Miquelon Introduction - 2023

SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Background

First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003.

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