New Caledonia Country Info - Oceania

Description and Basic Information

New Caledonia with its capital Nouméa is located in Oceania (Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 19,061 square kilometres (slightly smaller than New Jersey) with 216,494 citizens. French is the language spoken by people in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia is a dependent overseas territory of France lying in the western Pacific Ocean, in the Coral Sea, to the east of Australia and west of Vanuatu. New Caledonia offers beaches, mountaintop fondue in chalets, camping, amazing snorkeling and diving, and fabulous French food. The main island of New Caledonia is one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean and its terrain consist of coastal plains with interior mountains. The highest point is Mont Panie (1,628 m).

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About New Caledonia

The topography features coastal plains with interior mountains. The average density of population is about 11 per km². The climate in New Caledonia can be described as tropical with modified by southeast trade winds, hot, humid. Potential natural disasters are cyclones, most frequent from November to March.

To reach someone in New Caledonia dial +687 prior to a number. There are 65,900 installed telephones. And there are 208,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".nc". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 3 regions/states in New Caledonia we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total New Caledonian population grew at a rate of 1.1% (or by 2,530 citizens). With 1,313 deaths and 3,843 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.1%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in New Caledonia: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.