Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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• 🌊A self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? As a territorial collectivity of France, the French Tricolor is official. The local unofficial flag features a blue field with a golden ship (the Grande Hermine, on which Jacques Cartier sailed to Saint Pierre in 1536). A left vertical band displays three historic heraldic emblems representing the origins of the majority of islanders: the Basque flag (Basque settlers), the ermine of Brittany (Breton settlers), and the lions of Normandy (Norman settlers).
• 🇨🇦France right next to Canada: Located just 25 kilometers (15 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, it is the last remaining vestige of France's colonial empire in North America.
• 💶Uses the Euro in North America: Despite being located in North American waters, the territory's official currency is the Euro, and electrical outlets follow European standards.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Al Capone's rum-running hub: During US Prohibition in the 1920s, Saint Pierre served as a major illegal smuggling hub for Canadian whiskey and French liquor, famously visited by Al Capone.