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Capital New Caledonia : |
Noumea .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country New Caledonia :
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| Climate New Caledonia :
| tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid .
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| Life expectancy New Caledonia :
| 73.78 years .
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| Fertility rate New Caledonia :
| 2.35 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type New Caledonia :
| NA .
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| Population New Caledonia :
| 213,679 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total New Caledonia :
| 19,060 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use New Caledonia :
| 52,000 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular New Caledonia :
| 80,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code New Caledonia :
| 687.
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| Sex ratio total New Caledonia :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex New Caledonia ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex New Caledonia ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex New Caledonia ratio 65 :
| 0.88 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance New Caledonia :
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| HIV New Caledonia :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line New Caledonia :
| NA |
| Literacy New Caledonia :
| 91% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% New Caledonia :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% New Caledonia :
| NA |
| Inflation New Caledonia :
| -0.6% (2000 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate New Caledonia :
| 19% (1996) |
| Internet Users New Caledonia :
| 60,000 (2003) |
| Location New Caledonia :
| Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
| Geographic Coordinates New Caledonia :
| 21 30 S, 165 30 E |
| Religion New Caledonia :
| Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
| Administrative region New Caledonia :
| none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud |
| Terrain New Caledonia :
| coastal plains with interior mountains |
| Elevation extremes lowest New Caledonia :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest New Caledonia :
| Mont Panie 1,628 m |
| Natural resources New Caledonia :
| nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
| Land use arable land New Caledonia :
| 0,38% |
| Land use permanentcrops New Caledonia :
| 0,33% |
| Irrigated land New Caledonia :
| 160 sq km (1991) |
| Natural hazards New Caledonia :
| cyclones, most frequent from November to March |
| Environment current issues New Caledonia :
| erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires |
| Geography note New Caledonia :
| consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls |
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