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New Caledonia

NordSudÎles LoyautéNordSudÎles LoyautéPacific Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The first humans settled in New Caledonia around 1600 B.C. The Lapita were skilled navigators, and evidence of their pottery around the Pacific has served as a guide for understanding human expansion in the region. Successive waves of migrants from other islands in Melanesia intermarried with the Lapita, giving rise to the Kanak ethnic group considered indigenous to New Caledonia. British explorer James COOK was the first European to visit New Caledonia in 1774, giving it the Latin name for Scotland. Missionaries first landed in New Caledonia in 1840.

Capital
Noumea
Government
parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France
Population
307,612
Area
18,575 sq km
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Climate
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
Natural resources
nickel; chrome; iron; cobalt; manganese; silver…
Languages
French (official); 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Religions
Christian 85.2%; Muslim 2.8%; other 1.6%; unaffiliated 10.4%
Independence
none (overseas collectivity of France)
Administrative divisions
3 provinces; Province Iles (Islands Province), Province Nord (North Province), and Province Sud (South Province)
Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Export partners
China 75%; Japan 9%; Taiwan 3%; India 3%…
Import partners
France 36%; Singapore 16%; Australia 15%; China 6%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

3 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
NordProvinceNC-X03~
SudProvinceNC-X02~
Îles LoyautéProvinceNC-X01~

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Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Languages
French (official); 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Government
parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France
Climate
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid

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