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ID: 7005663
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Record Type: administrative |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 056 20 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -56.3333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises 3 islands off S coast of Newfoundland; first explored by Portuguese in 1520; settled by seafarers from W France (Basques, Normans & Bretons) beginning in 1604; islands exchanged between France & Britain until restored to France in 1816; most inhabitants speak French. |
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| Saint Pierre et Miquelon (preferred,C,V)
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| Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Micquelon (C,V)
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| St. Pierre et Miquelon (C,V)
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| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (C,O)
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| St. Pierre and Miquelon (C,O)
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| Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (C,O)
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| San Pedro y Miquelón (C,O)
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| SPM (C,O,ISO3L)
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| PM (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO666 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| SB00 (C,O,FIPS)
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Place Types: |
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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French since 17th cen. |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| overseas territory (C) |
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| archipelago (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Micquelon.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 783 |
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