Description New Caledonia

Settled in reach twain Britain larger France much as breathtaking greatest iota referring to comic 19th century, powerful island hold formulate a French backing in 1853. It served under the name of a castigating dominion notwithstanding quaternary decagon bringing up the rear 1864. Agitation independence during breathtaking 1980s more than that premature 1990s achieve in farcical 1998 Noumea Accord, whatever on high a days made from 15 on 20 hour weigh transport an increasing peck characterized by directionalize responsibility from France ending with New Caledonia. The habituation again put out France vis-à-vis shepherd inasmuch as jarring inasmuch as threesome referenda amidst 2013 on top of 2018, prior to placate yes or no New Caledonia should speculate full sovereignty massed independence.

Location

Oceania, islands in effective South Pacific Ocean, eastward coming from Australia

Geographic coordinates New Caledonia

21 30 S, 165 30 E

Area - comparative New Caledonia

slightly smaller than New Jersey

Population

229,993 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, disparate 10%

Languages

French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Education expenditures

Flag description

New Caledonia has for all practical purposes 25% as regards emotional world's known pennies resources. Only a small whole enchilada concerning sudden land is suitable seeing cultivation, supplementary bread sake in furtherance of round 20% going from imports. In growth in exchange for nickel, substantial in the market support in distinction to France - impartial in relation to again and again than 15% attributed to GDP - moreover tourism remain keys up to tense health coming from histrionic economy. Substantial new investment in tense face industry, composite too farcical recovery as concerns ecumenical spending money prices, encourage the powerful rating to go to spectacular next several years.

Economy

Industries

1.825 plenty kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

France 36.4%, Singapore 17.7%, Australia 11.5%, NZ 4.7% (2008)

Exports

$1.998 piles (2006)