New Caledonia

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New Caledonia (French: officially: Nouvelle-Calédonie; colloquially: (la) Calédonie; popular nicknames: (la) Kanaky, (le) Caillou), is a "sui generis collectivity" of France located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. Approximately half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was ... more
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Area:

  • 18,575 km² (7171.8 mi² )

Population:

  • 221,943 (Jul 2007)

Country:

Also known as:

  • Territoire Des Nouvelle-Caledonie Et Dependances,
  • Territoiredesnouvellecaledonieetdependances,
  • Nouvelle-Calédonie,
  • Territoire Des Nouvelle-Calédonie Et Dépendances

Location

Capital

Nouméa

Nouméa (French pronunciation: [numeˈa], Ndrumbea: [ɳɖùmbea]) is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian (Wallisians, Futunians...

Population

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  • 221,943
  • Jul 2007
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Internet TLD:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • NCL

ISO Numeric:

  • 540

ISO Alpha Code:

  • NC

ISO Short Name:

  • NEW CALEDONIA

FIPS Code:

  • NC

ISO 3166-2 Code:

  • FR-NC

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 3,300,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 15,000
  • 2003

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • -21.5
  • 165.5

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USBG name:

  • NEW CALEDONIA
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