Explore the city, and small country of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Fact:
During the 1920s and the American prohibition, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon featured prominently in efforts to smuggle alcohol into the US, with infamous mobsters setting up operations on the island. In fact, even Al Capone used the islands, and was a client of Hotel Robert, a hotel that still operates to this day.
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Area: 242 sq km
Population: 6,000
Language: French
Life expectancy: 78 years (men) 83 years (women)
Fish processing is the main economic activity although tourism is increasingly important and the territory capitalises on its image as "France in North America". It depends on France for subsidies and Canada for goods and transport links.
Since 1992 the economy's traditional key fishing industry has been in decline due to a depletion of fish stocks due to overfishing, the limitation of fishing areas and the ban imposed on all cod fishing by the Canadian Government
BBC. (2023, September 11). St Pierre and Miquelon Profile. BBC News.
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