Environment - current issues: recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
Geography - note: vegetation scanty
People Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Population:
6,976 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25% (male 891; female 851)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,306; female 2,210)
65 years and over: 10.3% (male 310; female 408) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.9 years
male: 32.7 years
female: 33.1 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.3% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
14.62 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)