Outline of New Caledonia

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to New Caledonia:

The location of New Caledonia
An enlargeable map of New Caledonia

New Caledonia[1] – "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, comprising a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands.[2] 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 244,600 inhabitants as of January 2008 official estimates.[3] 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 decided to remain within the French Republic after three referendums held in 2018, 2020, and 2021. The future status of New Caledonia (i.e. possibility of becoming an independent state) is not settled, however.

Its capital Nouméa is the seat of the regional organization the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission).

General reference edit

Geography of New Caledonia edit

 
An enlargeable topographic map of New Caledonia

Geography of New Caledonia

Environment of New Caledonia edit

 
An enlargeable satellite image of New Caledonia

Natural geographic features of New Caledonia edit

Administrative divisions of New Caledonia edit

Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

Municipalities of New Caledonia edit

Demography of New Caledonia edit

Demographics of New Caledonia

Government and politics of New Caledonia edit

Politics of New Caledonia

Branches of the government of New Caledonia edit

Government of New Caledonia

Executive branch of the government of New Caledonia edit

Legislative branch of the government of New Caledonia edit

Judicial branch of the government of New Caledonia edit

  • Supreme Court of New Caledonia

Foreign relations of New Caledonia edit

Foreign relations of New Caledonia

  • Diplomatic missions in New Caledonia
  • Diplomatic missions of New Caledonia
  • France-New Caledonia relations

International organization membership edit

New Caledonia is a member of:[2]

Military of New Caledonia edit

Military of New Caledonia

  • Command
  • Forces
  • Military history of New Caledonia
  • Military ranks of New Caledonia

History of New Caledonia edit

History of New Caledonia

Culture of New Caledonia edit

Culture of New Caledonia

Art in New Caledonia edit

Economy and infrastructure of New Caledonia edit

Economy of New Caledonia

Education in New Caledonia edit

Education in New Caledonia

Infrastructure of New Caledonia edit

See also edit

New Caledonia

References edit

  1. ^ Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances), then simply as the "Territory of New Caledonia" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), the full French name is now officially only Nouvelle-Calédonie (Organic Law of 19 March 1999, article 222 IV — see "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)). French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
  2. ^ a b "New Caledonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Institut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Bilan économique et social 2007 - Démographie (on page 11)" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ "Commander of French Forces in New Caledonia Visits New Zealand". Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of New Caledonia

  • Official website (in French)
  • Outline of New Caledonia at Curlie
  • Lonely Planet WorldGuide profile
  • (in French) Website for l'Association Endemia: New Caledonian biodiversity
  • (in French) past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like New Caledonia
  • (in French) Brousse-en-folie A popular local comic strip series
  • General information and maps of the provinces, municipalities and the tribal zones
Tourism
  • (in French) Tourism Information of New-Caledonia
  • Surf New Caledonia
  • Diving in New Caledonia