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Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

NEW CALEDONIA

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NEW CALEDONIA Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

Capital Noumea
Largest City Noumea, Sud
Land Area 7,172 mi2

Population

  • Total 254,000
  • Density 36.0 people/mi2
  • Growth 1.56% per year
  • Children 26.85%
  • Adult 65.84%
  • Elderly 7.314%

* Statistics by Wolfram|Alpha. "Christianity" is used in the statistical sense and includes Catholics, Protestants, and true Christians.

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New Caledonia has a special status of sui generis collectivity of France. It is located in the subregion of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,172 square miles. The population is estimated to be 254,000. The capital and largest city of the territory is Noumea. The currency is the CFP franc.

Since 1986 the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has included New Caledonia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. New Caledonia is set to decide whether to remain within the French Republic as an autonomous overseas collectivity or become an independent state in a referendum to be held between 2014 and 2019.

Noumea, the capital, is also the seat of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission), an international organization.

In July 2010, New Caledonia adopted the Kanak flag, alongside the existing French tricolor, as the dual official flags of the territory. The adoption made New Caledonia one of the few countries or territories in the world with two official national flags.

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