Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon  ( French :  Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French  pronunciation: ​ [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ e mikˈlɔ̃] ) is a self-governing territorial  overseas collectivity  of France , situated in the northwestern  Atlantic Ocean  near  Canada. [1]  It is the only remnant of the former colonial empire of  New France  that remains under French control. [1]

The islands are situated at the entrance of Fortune Bay, which extends into the southern coast of Newfoundland, near the Grand Banks.[4]  They are 3,819 kilometres (2,373 mi) from Brest, the nearest point in Metropolitan France,[5]  but just 20 kilometres (12 mi) off the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada.[6]