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Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

For the former North American fur-trading district, see New Caledonia (Canada). For other uses, see Caledonia (disambiguation).
New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou), is a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, made up of a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. It is located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. At about half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was 240,400 inhabitants as of January 2007 official estimates. It has an Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of.nc. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. 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 will decide whether to remain within the French Republic or become an independent state in a referendum sometime after 2014.
Its capital Nouméa is the seat of the regional organization the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission). (...) more....

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Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies Facts

  • capital: Nouméa
  • population: 221943
  • area: 18575
  • time zone: GMT+11
  • languages: French
  • electricity: 220 V (50 Hz)
  • electric plug type: F
  • calling code: 687
  • internet TLD: .nc

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Lagoons of New Caledonia

sight Lagoons of New Caledonia

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These lagoons are an UNESCO sight. The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems comprise six marine clusters that represent the main diversity of coral reefs and associated ec...

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Le Mandarin

restaurant Le Mandarin

in Noumea, Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

price level: mid-range , address: 47 rue Roger Gervolino Magenta-Plage, Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie

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