New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie
(French)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: | |
Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise") "Soyons unis, devenons frères"[nb 1] |
|
Sovereign state | France |
Annexed by France | 24 September 1853 |
Overseas territory | 1946 |
Nouméa Accord | 5 May 1998 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Nouméa 22°16′S 166°28′E / 22.267°S 166.467°E / -22.267; 166.467 |
Official languages | French |
Recognised regional languages | |
Demonym(s) | New Caledonian |
Government | Devolved parliamentary dependency |
Emmanuel Macron | |
Louis Le Franc | |
Louis Mapou | |
Veylma Falaeo | |
• President of the
Customary Senate
|
Yvon Kona |
Legislature | Congress |
French Parliament | |
•
Senate
|
2 senators (of 348) |
2 seats (of 577) | |
Area | |
• Total
|
18,575[1] km2 (7,172 sq mi) |
• Land
|
18,275 km2 (7,056 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
Highest elevation
(
Mont Panie)
|
1,628 m (5,341 ft) |
Population | |
• 2019 census
|
271,407[2] (184th) |
• Density
|
14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) (200th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
|
US$9.44 billion[3] |
• Per capita
|
US$34,780[3] |
Currency | CFP franc (₣) (XPF) |
Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +687 |
ISO 3166 code | |
Internet TLD | .nc |
New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie
(French)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: | |
Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise") "Soyons unis, devenons frères"[nb 1] |
|
Sovereign state | France |
Annexed by France | 24 September 1853 |
Overseas territory | 1946 |
Nouméa Accord | 5 May 1998 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Nouméa 22°16′S 166°28′E / 22.267°S 166.467°E / -22.267; 166.467 |
Official languages | French |
Recognised regional languages | |
Demonym(s) | New Caledonian |
Government | Devolved parliamentary dependency |
Emmanuel Macron | |
Louis Le Franc | |
Louis Mapou | |
Veylma Falaeo | |
• President of the
Customary Senate
|
Yvon Kona |
Legislature | Congress |
French Parliament | |
•
Senate
|
2 senators (of 348) |
2 seats (of 577) | |
Area | |
• Total
|
18,575[1] km2 (7,172 sq mi) |
• Land
|
18,275 km2 (7,056 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
Highest elevation
(
Mont Panie)
|
1,628 m (5,341 ft) |
Population | |
• 2019 census
|
271,407[2] (184th) |
• Density
|
14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) (200th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
|
US$9.44 billion[3] |
• Per capita
|
US$34,780[3] |
Currency | CFP franc (₣) (XPF) |
Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +687 |
ISO 3166 code | |
Internet TLD | .nc |