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🇳🇨 New Caledonia
New Caledonia
aka Nouvelle-Calédonie — endonym
264.6K
Population
World #187
18,575 km²
Land Area
World #157
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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New Caledonia is the world's #187 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #157 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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Population density is 14.2 people per km² — world rank #220.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Nouméa
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Phone Code
+687
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Internet TLD
.nc
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Nationality
New Caledonian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
NC / NCL / 540
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Coordinates
-21.50°, 165.50°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
14.2 /km²
World density rank #220
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CFP franc
XPF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
264,596
World rank #187 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
French
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Demonym
New Caledonian
What its people are called
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
18,575 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #157
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC+11:00
Pacific/Noumea
NCT — New Caledonia Time
“New Caledonia” Around the World
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كاليدونيا الجديدة
bre
Kaledonia-Nevez
ces
Nová Kaledonie
deu
Neukaledonien
est
Uus-Kaledoonia
fin
Uusi-Kaledonia
fra
Nouvelle-Calédonie
hrv
Nova Kaledonija
hun
Új-Kaledónia
ita
Nuova Caledonia
jpn
ニューカレドニア
kor
누벨칼레도니
nld
Nieuw-Caledonië
nieuw -Caledonië
per
کالدونیای جدید
pol
Nowa Kaledonia
por
Nova Caledónia
New Caledonia
rus
Новая Каледония
slk
Nová Kaledónia
spa
Nueva Caledonia
nueva Caledonia
srp
Nova Kaledonija
swe
Nya Kaledonien
tur
Yeni Kaledonya
urd
نیو کیلیڈونیا
zho
新喀里多尼亚
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NC
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ISO Alpha-3
NCL
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
540
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q33788
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Also Spelled As
NC
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