Outline of New Caledonia



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

New Caledonia – "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, comprising 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 244,600 inhabitants as of January 2008 official estimates. 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

 * Common English country name: New Caledonia
 * Official English country name: New Caledonia
 * Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
 * Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
 * Adjectival(s): New Caledonian
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of New Caledonia
 * ISO country codes: NC, NCL, 540
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NC
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .nc

Geography of New Caledonia


Geography of New Caledonia
 * New Caledonia is: a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France
 * Location:
 * Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Pacific Ocean
 * West Pacific
 * South Pacific Ocean
 * Oceania
 * Melanesia
 * Time zone: UTC+11
 * Extreme points of New Caledonia
 * High: Mont Panie 1628 m
 * Low: Coral Sea 0 m
 * Land boundaries: none
 * Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,254 km
 * Population of New Caledonia: 244,600 (January 1, 2008) - —th most populous country
 * Area of New Caledonia: 18,575 km2
 * Atlas of New Caledonia

Environment of New Caledonia

 * Tropical Climate
 * Renewable energy in New Caledonia
 * Geology of New Caledonia
 * Protected areas of New Caledonia
 * Biosphere reserves in New Caledonia
 * National parks of New Caledonia
 * Wildlife of New Caledonia
 * Fauna of New Caledonia
 * Birds of New Caledonia
 * Mammals of New Caledonia

Natural geographic features of New Caledonia

 * Fjords of New Caledonia
 * Glaciers of New Caledonia
 * Islands of New Caledonia
 * Lakes of New Caledonia
 * Mountains of New Caledonia
 * Volcanoes in New Caledonia
 * Rivers of New Caledonia
 * Waterfalls of New Caledonia
 * Valleys of New Caledonia
 * World Heritage Sites in New Caledonia

Administrative divisions of New Caledonia
Administrative divisions of New Caledonia
 * Provinces of New Caledonia
 * Districts of New Caledonia
 * Municipalities of New Caledonia

Municipalities of New Caledonia

 * Capital of New Caledonia: Nouméa
 * Cities of New Caledonia

Demography of New Caledonia
Demographics of New Caledonia

Government and politics of New Caledonia
Politics of New Caledonia
 * Form of government:
 * Capital of New Caledonia: Nouméa
 * Elections in New Caledonia
 * Political parties in New Caledonia

Branches of the government of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia

Executive branch of the government of New Caledonia

 * Head of state: President of New Caledonia,
 * Head of government: Prime Minister of New Caledonia,
 * Cabinet of New Caledonia

Legislative branch of the government of New Caledonia

 * Parliament of New Caledonia (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Senate of New Caledonia
 * Lower house: House of Commons of New Caledonia

Judicial branch of the government of New Caledonia

 * Supreme Court of New Caledonia

Foreign relations of New Caledonia
Foreign relations of New Caledonia
 * Diplomatic missions in New Caledonia
 * Diplomatic missions of New Caledonia
 * France-New Caledonia relations

International organization membership
New Caledonia is a member of:
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 * Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (associate member)
 * Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Military of New Caledonia
Military of New Caledonia
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: Brigadier General Martial de Braquilanges
 * Ministry of Defence of New Caledonia
 * Forces
 * Army of New Caledonia
 * Navy of New Caledonia
 * Air Force of New Caledonia
 * Special forces of New Caledonia
 * Military history of New Caledonia
 * Military ranks of New Caledonia

History of New Caledonia
History of New Caledonia

Culture of New Caledonia
Culture of New Caledonia
 * Architecture of New Caledonia
 * Cuisine of New Caledonia
 * Festivals in New Caledonia
 * Languages of New Caledonia
 * Media in New Caledonia
 * National symbols of New Caledonia
 * Coat of arms of New Caledonia
 * Flag of New Caledonia
 * National Anthem of New Caledonia
 * People of New Caledonia
 * Public holidays in New Caledonia
 * Records of New Caledonia
 * Religion in New Caledonia
 * Christianity in New Caledonia
 * Hinduism in New Caledonia
 * Islam in New Caledonia
 * Judaism in New Caledonia
 * Sikhism in New Caledonia
 * World Heritage Sites in New Caledonia

Art in New Caledonia

 * Art in New Caledonia
 * Cinema of New Caledonia
 * Literature of New Caledonia
 * Music of New Caledonia
 * Television in New Caledonia
 * Theatre in New Caledonia
 * Oceanian Countries

Economy and infrastructure of New Caledonia
Economy of New Caledonia
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 147th (one hundred and forty seventh)
 * Agriculture in New Caledonia
 * Banking in New Caledonia
 * National Bank of New Caledonia
 * Communications in New Caledonia
 * Internet in New Caledonia
 * Companies of New Caledonia
 * Currency of New Caledonia: Franc
 * ISO 4217: XPF
 * Energy in New Caledonia
 * Energy policy of New Caledonia
 * Oil industry in New Caledonia
 * Mining in New Caledonia
 * Tourism in New Caledonia
 * Transport in New Caledonia
 * New Caledonia Stock Exchange

Education in New Caledonia
Education in New Caledonia

Infrastructure of New Caledonia

 * Health care in New Caledonia
 * Transportation in New Caledonia
 * Airports in New Caledonia
 * Rail transport in New Caledonia
 * Roads in New Caledonia
 * Water supply and sanitation in New Caledonia