The generally dark French territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon was at the center of world attention on Thursday when Donald Trump slapped the highest or 50 percent rate, this is what he needs to know about these two small and small children.
Among the countries most affected by the new US tariffs announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday are unusual: Lesotho’s small African nation and the French autonomous territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, which now has no Tarh.
It is not as fun as the tariff in the Heard and McDonald Islands, inhabited exclusively by the penguins, but it is still an unusual choice.
As I could be forgiven for never heard of Saint Pierre et Miquelon, here are some things to know about it;
Location
The territory consists of two islands around 12 km from the Atlantic coast of Canada. Its total area is approximately 25 square kilometers and just under 6,000 people live there.
Near the two islands that make up the French territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon
The official language of the islands is French.
The islands sit only 12 km from the coast of Canada. Folder: Google Maps
Political status
France has a variety of territories abroad that extend from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, through South America and Antarctica, and have different levels of autonomy.
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Some, such as the Caribbean Islands of Martinica and Gaudeloupe, are ‘departments abroad’, which are an official part of France and have the same state as the continent is like Dordoña or Brittany.
Others have a more loose relationship with Paris, Saint Pierre et Miquelon is a “Collectivité d’Affre -mer” – These are French territories, but they have their own government structure and can approve their own laws, separated from certain issues such as defense, which is reserved for the government in Paris.
It has the same status as French Polynesia, the islands of the Pacific of Wallis and Fortuna and the Caribbean Islands of San Martín and Santa Barthelemy.
History
Why does France have two small islands outside Canada? Empire. The slightly strange collection of foreign territories in France is the result of the historical colonial company or the construction of the empire.
Confeti or an Empire: Foreign Territories of France explained
Initially, the French colonized parts of what is now Canada, so some parts continue to speak French, and Saint Pierre et Miquelon is one of the last remains of the French colonial presence in North America.
The only time the guillotine was used in North America was in Saint-Pierre at the end of the 19th century. A man named Joseph Néel was convicted of murder and was executed in 1889.
Trade
The islands had a great moment in international trade when the ban was in force in the United States, since a French territory were not affected by the law and smuggling became a large business, with an estimate of 300,000 alcohol boxes, especially the United States.
Since 1933, it has been downhill in international commercial terms and the principle of modern industries are fishing and tourism: Ald Ald, a third of the island’s residents, are employees of the French public sector.
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It is not entirely clear why Trump highlighted them for such a high rate, unless he fell in love with the French television information of April, the information of the France television station on Tuesday.
The joke article – known as a Poisson d’Avril In French, he described a plan for France to begin the manufacture of heavy weapons César for the French army in Saint Pierre et Miquelon. The joke is, of course, that small islands have no close to industrial capacity so that such a thing is possible, as well as obviously little practical to send on materials and then send the weapons.
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