Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

New Caledonia is in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Noumea. This place is a territory of France. It is at 21° 30' South, 165° 30' East. New Caledonia has an area of 19,060 square kilometres (7,359 square miles). The population is 256,275. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Comptoirs Francais Du Pacifique Franc. The inflation in 2000 was 1.4%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Government

There was a referendum for independence in 1998, but it did not pass. They scheduled a new referendum for 2014.

Education

In the year 1996, the literacy rate was 96.2%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak French.

There are thirty-three Melanesian-Polynesian dialects.

Time Zone

It is in the Vanuatu time zone.

Administrative Divisions

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