New Caledon
French owerseas collectivity in Oceanie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Caledon or New Caledonie (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie)[nb 1] is an owerseas collectivity o Fraunce, locatit in Oceanie. The caipital ceety o New Caledon is Nouméa (wi aboot 2000 indwallers).
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New Caledon Nouvelle-Calédonie | |
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Status | Special collectivity |
Caipital and largest city | Nouméa 22°16′S 166°28′E |
Offeecial leids | French |
Recognised regional leids |
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Demonym(s) | New Caledonians |
Sovereign state | French Republic |
Govrenment | Dependent territory |
Emmanuel Macron | |
• Preses o the Govrenment o New Caledon | Philippe Germain |
• Heich Commissioner | Vincent Bouvier |
Legislatur | Congress |
Special collectivity o Fraunce | |
• Annexed by France | 1853 |
• Owerseas territory | 1946 |
1999 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 18,576 km2 (7,172 sq mi) (154th) |
Population | |
• Aug. 2014 census | 268,767[2] |
• Density | 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) (200t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Tot | US$9.89 billion[3] |
• Per capita | US$38,921[3] |
Currency | CFP franc (XPF) |
Time zone | UTC+11 |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +687 |
ISO 3166 code | NC |
Internet TLD | .nc |
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It wis first seen by James Cook on 4 September 1774 upon his seicont vaige.[4]