New Caledonia

• Area: 18,575 sq. km (7,172 sq. mi.)
• Population: 275,355 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 1.35% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 77.7 years (2016)
• Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
• Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
• Formal name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
• Alternate names: Nouvelle-Calédonie, Territoire des Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
• Government type: parliamentary democracy; an overseas collectivity of France
• Leaders: chief of state: President Francois HOLLANDE; head of government: President of the Government Philippe GERMAINE
• Capital: Nouméa
• Administrative divisions: 3 provinces
• GDP per capita (PPP): $38,800 (2012 est.)
• Exports: ferronickels, nickel ore, fish
• Imports: machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
• Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)

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