Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Natural hazards:
persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
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:
7,012 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (male 861/female 825)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,330/female 2,251)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 335/female 410) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 33.7 years
male: 33.39 years
female: 33.96 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.21% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
13.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)