New Caledonia
Currency code:
Currency name:
CFP franc
Country name:
New Caledonia
Capital:
Nouméa
Country code:
Continent:
Independent from:
overseas territory of France; note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled to take place between 2014 and 2018
Total area:
18,575
Land area:
18,275
Water area:
300
Population:
264,022
Population note:
264,022 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
French
All languages:
French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Time zone:
(UTC+11)
Calling code:
+687
Domain:
.nc