| Country Name Info : |
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| Dependency Status : |
self-governing territorial collectivity of France |
| Capital : |
Saint-Pierre |
| Administrative Divisions : |
none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order |
| Independence : |
none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763) |
| National Holiday : |
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
| Constitution : |
28 September 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Legal System : |
French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation |
| Suffrage : |
18 years of age; universal |
| Executive Branch : |
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Claude VALLEIX (since 9 October 2002)
head of government: President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held, first round - 21 April 2002, second round - 5 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council |
| Legislative Branch : |
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5
note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 1 |
| Judicial Branch : |
Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel |
| Political Parties and Leaders : |
PRG [leader NA]; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP) [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA] |
| International Organization Participation : |
WFTU |
| Diplomatic Representation In The US : |
none (territorial collectivity of France) |
| Diplomatic Representation From The US : |
none (territorial collectivity of France) |
