New Caledonia
Location:
New Caledonia is a France dependant territory from Oceania composed by many islands and situated in the Pacific Ocean north-east of Australia, south-west of Vanuatu and north of New Zealand.
Area/Surface:
18.576 km²
Population:
255.000 people
Capital:
Nouméa 105.000 people
Currency:
Franc CFA
Languages spoken:
French
Religion:
Roman-Catholic
Government form:
France dependant territory
Time zone:
+11 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
NC
Calling code:
+687
New Caledonia
Islands, population, relief, climate, agriculture and resources from New Caledonia:
This country is a France’s overseas territory represented by an archipelago whose largest island is New Caledonia or Grande Terre with a maximum length of 400 km and a maximum width of 70 km where is the capital Nouméa situated and concentrates almost a half of the entire population. The island’s relief is volcanic with the maximum elevation in the Panié peak of 1.628 m height. The climate is tropical wet with constant high temperatures and a high rainfall like in all the other countries from South Pacific not very far from the equator. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com The inhabitants composed by French (two thirds) and Kanaki tribe (one third) are living from the very well developed tourism, from agriculture cultivating yams, taro, coco trees, tropical fruits and vegetables and growing cattle and sheep, from fishing and especially from the extraction and export of nickel resources (more than a quarter of the world’s reserves). The insular country has a large forested territory with a rich fauna and flora. Visit New Caledonia!
New Caledonian paradise
