Country name
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

Data code SB

Dependency status self-governing territorial collectivity of France

Government type NA

National capital Saint-Pierre

Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France)
note : there are no first-order administrative divisions approved by the USGovernment, but there are two communes - St. Pierre, Miquelon

Independence none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French controlsince 1763)

National holiday National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July

Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housingand taxation

Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
chief of state: President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), representedby Prefect Jean-Francois CARENCO (since NA)
head of government : President of the General Council Bernard LE SOAVEC (since NA 1996)
cabinet: NA
elections: prefect appointed by the president of France on the advice of the FrenchMinistry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the membersof the council

Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats, 15 from SaintPierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-yearterms)
elections: elections last held NA April 1994 (next to be held NA April 2000)
election results : percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 15, other 4
note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; electionslast 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 Miquelonalso elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held 21and 28 March 1993 (next to be held 25 May-1 June 1997 - special election);results - percent of vote by party - UDF 73.78%; seats by party - UDF 1

Judicial branch Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel

Political parties and leaders Socialist Party or PS; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR; Unionpour la Democratie Francaise or UDF

International organization participation FZ, WFTU

Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France)

Flag description a yellow sailing ship rides on a dark blue background with a black waveline under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into threeparts: the top part is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the cornersoverlaid by a white cross dividing the square into four sections; the middlepart has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a redbackground with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one on top ofthe other; the flag of France is used for official occasions

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Pierre and Miquelon on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Pierre and Miquelon Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.