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New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie
One of the two official flagsEmblem
Motto: "Terre de parole, terre de partage"[1]
Anthem: Soyons unis, devenons frères[1]
Capital
(and largest city)		Nouméa
GovernmentDependent territory
 - Presidential Head of StateFrançois Hollande
 - President of the Government of New CaledoniaHarold Martin
 - High CommissionerAlbert Dupuy
LegislatureCongress
Sui generis collectivity of France
 - Annexed by France1853 
 - Overseas territory1946 
 - Sui generis collectivity1999 
Area
 - Total18,576 km2 (154th)
7,172 sq mi 
Population
 - 2011 estimate256,275[2] (182nd)
 - 2009 census245,580[3] 
 - Density13.2/km2 (200th)
34.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total€6.278 billion[4] 
 - Per capita€25,450[4] 
CurrencyCFP franc (XPF)
Time zone(UTC+11)
ISO 3166 codeNC
Internet TLD.nc
Calling code687

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012

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