Outline of New Caledonia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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 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).

General reference

Pronunciation: /njuː ˌkæl[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈdoʊnjə/
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

An enlargeable topographic map 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 1,628 m (5,341 ft)
  - 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

Natural geographic features 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

Government and politics of New Caledonia

Main article: Politics of New Caledonia

Branches of the government of New Caledonia

Executive branch of the government 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

International organization membership

New Caledonia is a member of:^[2]

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

History of New Caledonia

Culture of New Caledonia

Art in New Caledonia

Economy and infrastructure of New Caledonia

Education in New Caledonia

Infrastructure of New Caledonia

References

^ Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (Template:Lang-fr), 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 [1]). French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
^ ^a ^b "New Caledonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Institut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Bilan économique et social 2007 - Démographie (on page 11)" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2008-05-29.
^ "Commander of French Forces in New Caledonia Visits New Zealand". Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of New Caledonia

Tourism

[1] Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (Template:Lang-fr), 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 [1]). French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.

[CIA_World_Factbook-2] "New Caledonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[estimate-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). 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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