New Caledonia

Oceania

New Caledonia

New Caledonia
Oceania · Melanesia · Capital: Nouméa

Quick facts about New Caledonia

Official name	New Caledonia
Capital	Nouméa
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Melanesia
Population	289,870 people (world rank 177)
Area	18,575 km²
Density	16 people/km²
Share of world population	0.004% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$9.8 billion
Urbanisation	67.8% urban population
Life expectancy	78.8 years
Currency	CFP franc (₣) — XPF
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.nc`
Calling code	+687
Status	Dependent territory

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$33,702 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2 children per woman · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	16.8 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	48.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means New Caledonia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -21.5°, 165.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.