Outline of New Caledonia

The Flag of France		The Coat of arms of New Caledonia

The location of New Caledonia

An enlargeable map of New Caledonia

New Caledonia^[1] is a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, comprising a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands.^[2] It is located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. At about half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was 244,600 inhabitants as of January 2008 official estimates.^[3] The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. The currency is the CFP franc.

Since 1986 the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has included New Caledonia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. New Caledonia will decide whether to remain within the French Republic or become an independent state in a referendum sometime after 2014.

Its capital Nouméa is the seat of the regional organization the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to New Caledonia:

General reference

• Pronunciation: /njuː ˌkælɨˈdoʊnjə/
• Common English country name: New Caledonia
• Official English country name: New Caledonia
• Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
• Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
• Adjectival(s): New Caledonian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of New Caledonia
• ISO country codes: NC, NCL, 540
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NC
• Internet country code top-level domain: .nc

Geography of New Caledonia

An enlargeable topographic map of New Caledonia

Main article: Geography of New Caledonia

• New Caledonia is: a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Pacific Ocean
      • West Pacific
        • South Pacific Ocean
          • Oceania
            • Melanesia
  • Time zone: UTC+11
  • Extreme points of New Caledonia
    • High: Mont Panie 1,628 m (5,341 ft)
    • Low: Coral Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,254 km
• Population of New Caledonia: 244,600 (January 1, 2008) - —th most populous country
• Area of New Caledonia: 18,575 km²
• Atlas of New Caledonia

Environment of New Caledonia

An enlargeable satellite image of New Caledonia

• Tropical Climate
• Environmental issues in New Caledonia
• Ecoregions in New Caledonia
• Renewable energy in New Caledonia
• Geology of New Caledonia
• Protected areas of New Caledonia
  • Biosphere reserves in New Caledonia
  • National parks of New Caledonia
• Wildlife of New Caledonia
  • Flora of New Caledonia
  • Fauna of New Caledonia
    • Birds of New Caledonia
    • Mammals of New Caledonia

Natural geographic features of New Caledonia

• Fjords of New Caledonia
• Glaciers of New Caledonia
• Islands of New Caledonia
• Lakes of New Caledonia
• Mountains of New Caledonia
  • Volcanoes in New Caledonia
• Rivers of New Caledonia
  • Waterfalls of New Caledonia
• Valleys of New Caledonia
• World Heritage Sites in New Caledonia

Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

Main article: Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

• Provinces of New Caledonia
  • Districts of New Caledonia
    • Municipalities of New Caledonia

Municipalities of New Caledonia

• Capital of New Caledonia: Nouméa
• Cities of New Caledonia

Demography of New Caledonia

Main article: Demographics of New Caledonia

Government and politics of New Caledonia

Main article: Government of New Caledonia and Politics of New Caledonia

• Form of government:
• Capital of New Caledonia: Nouméa
• Elections in New Caledonia
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in New Caledonia
• Political scandals of New Caledonia
• Taxation in New Caledonia

Branches of the government of New Caledonia

Main article: Government of New Caledonia

Executive branch of the government of New Caledonia

• Head of state: President of New Caledonia,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of New Caledonia,
• Cabinet of New Caledonia

Legislative branch of the government of New Caledonia

• Parliament of New Caledonia (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of New Caledonia
  • Lower house: House of Commons of New Caledonia

Judicial branch of the government of New Caledonia

• Supreme Court of New Caledonia

Foreign relations of New Caledonia

Main article: Foreign relations of New Caledonia

• Diplomatic missions in New Caledonia
• Diplomatic missions of New Caledonia
• France-New Caledonia relations

International organization membership

New Caledonia is a member of:^[2]

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (associate member)
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Military of New Caledonia

Main article: Military of New Caledonia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Brigadier General Martial de Braquilanges ^[4]
    • Ministry of Defence of New Caledonia
• Forces
  • Army of New Caledonia
  • Navy of New Caledonia
  • Air Force of New Caledonia
  • Special forces of New Caledonia
• Military history of New Caledonia
• Military ranks of New Caledonia

History of New Caledonia

Main article: History of New Caledonia

Culture of New Caledonia

Main article: Culture of New Caledonia

• Architecture of New Caledonia
• Cuisine of New Caledonia
• Ethnic minorities in New Caledonia
• Festivals in New Caledonia
• Humor in New Caledonia
• Languages of New Caledonia
• Media in New Caledonia
• National symbols of New Caledonia
  • Coat of arms of New Caledonia
  • Flag of New Caledonia
  • National Anthem of New Caledonia
• People of New Caledonia
• Prostitution in New Caledonia
• Public holidays in New Caledonia
• Records of New Caledonia
• Religion in New Caledonia
  • Buddhism in New Caledonia
  • Christianity in New Caledonia
  • Hinduism in New Caledonia
  • Islam in New Caledonia
  • Judaism in New Caledonia
  • Sikhism in New Caledonia
• World Heritage Sites in New Caledonia

Art in New Caledonia

• Art in New Caledonia
• Cinema of New Caledonia
• Literature of New Caledonia
• Music of New Caledonia
• Television in New Caledonia
• Theatre in New Caledonia

Economy and infrastructure of New Caledonia

Main article: Economy of New Caledonia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 147th (one hundred and forty seventh)
• Agriculture in New Caledonia
• Banking in New Caledonia
  • National Bank of New Caledonia
• Communications in New Caledonia
  • Internet in New Caledonia
• Companies of New Caledonia
• Currency of New Caledonia: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XPF
• Economic history of New Caledonia
• Energy in New Caledonia
  • Energy policy of New Caledonia
  • Oil industry in New Caledonia
• Mining in New Caledonia
• Tourism in New Caledonia
• Transport in New Caledonia
• New Caledonia Stock Exchange

Education in New Caledonia

Main article: Education in New Caledonia

Infrastructure of New Caledonia

• Health care in New Caledonia
• Transportation in New Caledonia
  • Airports in New Caledonia
  • Rail transport in New Caledonia
  • Roads in New Caledonia
• Water supply and sanitation in New Caledonia

See also

	Oceania portal
	France portal

Main article: New Caledonia

• Index of New Caledonia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of New Caledonia-related topics
• Outline of France
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances), then simply as the "Territory of New Caledonia" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), the full French name is now officially only Nouvelle-Calédonie (Organic Law of 19 March 1999, article 222 IV — see [1]). French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
2. ^ ^{a b} "New Caledonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
3. ^ (French) Institut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Bilan économique et social 2007 - Démographie (on page 11)" (PDF). http://www.isee.nc/telechargement/bilan2007.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-29. 
4. ^ "Commander of French Forces in New Caledonia Visits New Zealand". http://www.ambafrance-nz.org/article.php3?id_article=1204. Retrieved 2009-06-01. ^{[dead link]}

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of New Caledonia

• Official website (French)
• Outline of New Caledonia at the Open Directory Project
• Lonely Planet WorldGuide profile
• (French) Website for l'Association Endemia: New Caledonian biodiversity
• (French) past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like New Caledonia
• (French) Brousse-en-folie A popular local comic strip series
• General information and maps of the provinces, municipalities and the tribal zones

Tourism

• (French) Tourism Information of New-Caledonia
• Surf New Caledonia
• (English) Diving in New Caledonia