The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the main ones being Saint Pierre and Miquelon, south of Newfoundland, Canada. The islands are as close as 13 miles from Newfoundland. Saint Pierre and Miquelon are part of France and the European Union, but due to special immigration procedures, EU nationals who are not French citizens are not allowed to exercise free movement and business establishment in the archipelago. The archipelago is the only remnant of the former colonial empire of New France that remains under French control.
The islands were dependent upon the cod fishery for the best part of the last four centuries. Tourism, fish farming, crab fishing and agriculture are being developed. Every year in the summer there is a Basque Festival.