New Caledonia - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about New Caledonia. New Caledonia (officially: New Caledonia) is a country in Oceania, precisely in Melanesia, with a population of about 297.3 Thousands inhabitants today (2024-12-23). The capital city of New Caledonia is Nouméa, and the official country TLD code is .nc. New Caledonia has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as NC, NCL, N/A, 540 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

New Caledonia , Coat of Arms
Names
Common New Caledonia
Official New Caledonia
Common (Native) New Caledonia
Official (Native) New Caledonia
Alternative spellings NC
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
Geography
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New Caledonia is located in Melanesia and has a total land area of 18575 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Nouméa

Region/Continent Oceania
Subregion Melanesia
TimeZone UTC+11:00
Capital city Nouméa
Area 18575 km²
Population 2024-12-23 297.3 Thousands
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: New Caledonian / Female: New Caledonian
fra Male: Néo-Calédonien / Female: Néo-Calédonienne
Lat/Lng -21.5, 165.5
Historical data and more
The National Flag of New Caledonia

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Currency
Name CFP franc
Code XPF
Symbol
Other info
Idependent no, officially-assigned
UN Member country no
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NC
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 NCL
ISO 3166-1 numeric 540
International calling code +687
FIFA 3 Letter Code NCL
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New Caledonia is found in Melanesia