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New Caledonia is a French territory consisting of a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. Located 16,100 km (10,000 mi) from Metropolitan France, it forms a sui generis collectivity of the French Republic, having a unique legal status enshrined in a dedicated chapter of the French Constitution. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. French people, especially locals, call Grande Terre le Caillou, a nickname also used more generally for New Caledonia itself. Pro-independence Kanak parties use the name (la) Kanaky to refer to New Caledonia, a term coined in the 1980s from the ethnic name of the indigenous Melanesian…

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New Caledonia

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

New Caledonia

Capital: Nouméa
Language: French
Currency: CFP Franc
Time zone: UTC+11:00
Calling code: +687
Internet domain: .nc
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

New Caledonia

New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Good FridayGood Friday2026-04-03

Labour DayLabour Day2026-05-01

Victory DayVictory Day2026-05-08

Ascension DayAscension Day2026-05-14

Whit MondayWhit Monday2026-05-25

French National DayFrench National Day2026-07-14

Assumption DayAssumption Day2026-08-15

New Caledonia DayNew Caledonia Day2026-09-24

All Saints' DayAll Saints' Day2026-11-01

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalNoumea

Population284,060

CurrencyXPF

Languagesfr-NC

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Airports

La Tontouta International AirportNouméa (La Tontouta)NOUKoné AirportKonéKNQLifou AirportLifouLIF Maré AirportMaréMEENouméa Magenta AirportNouméaGEA Ouvéa AirportOuvéaUVE Tiga AirportTigaTGJ Touho AirportTouhoTOU Île des Pins AirportÎle des PinsILP Koumac AirportKoumacKOC Mueo AirportNépouiPDC Poum / Malabou AirportMalabouPUV