New Caledonia

Basic facts about New Caledonia

Country name: New Caledonia
Capital: Nouméa
Country code: 347
Continent: Australia-Oceania
Currency name: CFP franc
Independence:
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 (km2): 18,575
Land area (km2): 18,275
Water area (km2): 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)
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Calling code: +687
Domain: .nc