New Caledonia

New Caledonia Nouvelle-Calédonie
Sui generis collectivity
Flag Unofficial FLNKS flag Emblem
Motto: "Terre de parole, terre de partage" (French) (English: "Land of speech, land of sharing")
Anthem: "Soyons unis, devenons frères"^[1]
Location of New Caledonia
Sovereign state	France
Annexed by France	24 September 1853
Overseas territory	1946
Nouméa Accord	5 May 1998
Capital and largest city	Nouméa 22°16′S166°28′E / 22.267°S 166.467°E / -22.267; 166.467
Official languages	French
Recognised regional languages	Nengone Paicî Ajië Drehu 35 other native languages
Demonym(s)	New Caledonian
Government	Devolved parliamentary dependency

• President of France	Emmanuel Macron
• Government President	Louis Mapou
• President of the Congress	Roch Wamytan
• High Commissioner	Patrice Faure

Legislature	Congress of New Caledonia
French Parliament
• Senate	2 senators (of 377)
• National Assembly	2 seats (of 577)
Area
• Total	18,576 km² (7,172 sq mi)
• Land	18,275 km² (7,056 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.6
Highest elevation (Mont Panie)	1,628 m (5,341 ft)
Population
• 2019 census	271,407^[2] (184th)
• Density	14.5/km² (37.6/sq mi) (200th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	US$9.44 billion^[3]
• Per capita	US$34,780^[3]
HDI (2019^{[citation needed]})	0.813 very high
Currency	CFP franc (XPF)
Time zone	UTC+11:00
Driving side	right
Calling code	+687
ISO 3166 code	NC FR-NC
Internet TLD	.nc

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