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I added the legal population as of 2010.

According to an INSEE report , Saint Pierre and Miquelon originally had three communes: Île-aux-Chiens, Miquelon-Langlade, and Saint-Pierre. In 1931, the name of the first was changed to l'Île-aux-Marins. In 1945, it merged with Saint-Pierre. This island had a population of 594 in 1897, 75 in 1962, but it has been uninhabited since 1963.

The INSEE (French Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) assigns five-digit codes to the communes of France and its overseas possessions. The INSEE code for Saint-Pierre is 97502; for Miquelon-Langlade, 97501. The postal code for Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 97500.

Country overview: 

Short name	SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
ISO code	PM
FIPS code	SB
Language	French (fr)
Time zone	-3~
Capital	Saint-Pierre

 

Saint Pierre and Miquelon was a colony of France. It became a territoire d'outre-mer (overseas territory) in 1946, a département d'outre-mer (overseas department) on 1976-07-19, and then a collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity) on 1985-06-11. Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a department code of 975, which is an extension of the French system.

Other names of country: 

1. Dutch: Sint Pierre en Miquelon
2. English: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (formal)
3. French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
4. German: Saint-Pierre und Miquelon
5. Italian: Saint Pierre e Miquelon
6. Norwegian: Saint-Pierre og Miquelon
7. Portuguese: São Pedro e Miquelon, São Pedro e Miguelão
8. Russian: Сен-Пьер и Микелон
9. Spanish: San Pedro y Miquelón, San Pedro y Miguelón
10. Turkish: Sen Piyer ve Miquelon

Origin of name: 

after the two main islands constituting the territory

Primary subdivisions: 

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is divided into two communes.

Commune	HASC	Population	Pop-1999	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Miquelon-Langlade	PM.ML	625	711	216	83	Miquelon
Saint-Pierre	PM.SP	5,687	5,808	26	10	Saint-Pierre
2 communes		6,312	6,519	242	93
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. Pop-2010: Legal population 2010-01-01. Pop-1999: 1999-03-08 census.

Territorial extent: 

The island of Miquelon consists of two masses, called Grande Miquelon and Langlade (Petite Miquelon), connected by a narrow strip of land.

Origins of names: 

1. Saint-Pierre: after Saint Peter (1st cent.)
2. Miquelon: Norman diminutive for the male surname, Michel