New Caledonia |
Capital: | Noumea
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Administrative divisions: | None (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named: Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud.
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Population: | 207,858 (July 2002 est.)
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Languages: | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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Geographic coordinates: | 21° 30' S, 165° 30' E |
Area total: | 19,060 sq. km
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Land area: | 18,575 sq. km |
Water area: | 485 sq. km |
Total land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 2,254 km
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Elevation extremes: | Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mont Panie 1,628 m
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Internet country code: | .nc |
Currency: | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF), euro (EUR)
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Name - conventional long form: | Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies |
Name - conventional short form: | New Caledonia |
Name - local long form: | Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances |
Name - local short form: | Nouvelle-Caledonie |
Independence: | none (overseas territory of France) a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass, a new referendum is scheduled for 2014 |
Constitution: | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
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Government type: | NA
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Dependency status: | overseas territory of France since 1956
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National holiday: | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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