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Country Profile - New Caledonia

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Quick Facts About New Caledonia
» Capital City : Nouméa	» Continent : Oceania	» Region : Melanesia	» Surface Area : 18575.00
» ISO Code : NC	» ISD Code : 687	» Currancy : (Frankly CFP or XPF) Euro (EUR)	» Local Time : UTC +11h

Independence Year :

Population : 214000

Life Expectancy : 72.8

Capital : 3493

GNP : 3563.00

GNP Old : 0.00

Local Name : Nouvelle-Calédonie

Government Form : Nonmetropolitan Territory of France

Location : Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.

Terrain : Coastal plains with interior mountains

Climate : Moderate, tropical oceanic, hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds

Ethnic Group : Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%

Religions : Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%.

Official Website : www.gouv.nc

Genral Information - New Caledonia

Background
New Caledonia is an island group located in the South Pacific east of Australia. The French overseas territory is comprised of the 400 km long major island "Grande Terre" divided in a Northern and a Southern province, the archipelago of Belep in northwest, the île des Pins in southeast and the Loyalty islands Ouvéa, Lifou, Tiga and Maré located northeast of the main island.