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TIL of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a small island with 6000 inhabitants in the Gulf of Lawrence, 25 km off the coast of Newfoundland. It's the only remaining part of "New France" that still belongs to France. Inhabitants are French citizens and the euro is it's official currency.

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