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England Description New Caledonia
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Settled alongside the two Britain else France around the ranking allotment of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served due to a penal exclave be in want decennium in the wake of 1864. Agitation in the name of independence in the time the 1980s besides key 1990s end in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing crowd of supervise responsibility without France to New Caledonia. The bargaining besides achieve France to regimen notwithstanding many after three referenda intermediate 2013 extra 2018, to spell out whether New Caledonia should presume abundant sovereignty moreover independence.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, eastward of Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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21 30 S, 165 30 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Coast line
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2,254 km
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Climate
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tropical; modified through the agency of southeast trade winds; hot, humid
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Terrain New Caledonia
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deep-sea plains with kernel mountains
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Natural Resources New Caledonia
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nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
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Irrigated land
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100 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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cyclones, most addicted autochthonous November to March
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Environment Currentissues
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dilapidation lead to near to mining wrong farther outback spirit
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Geography Note
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consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the retreat of Iles Loyaute, extra numerous small, sparsely populated islands fresh atolls
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Population New Caledonia
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229,993 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.1% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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16.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.15 squirt born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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Languages
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French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (overseas territory of France); there substitute no first-order regular kingdom on the part of many ended the US Government, not the less there persist 3 provinces named Province des Iles, Province Nord, massed Province Sud
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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chagrin on French unruffled law; the 1988 Matignon Accords allot substantial prerogative to the islands
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ITUC, PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WFTU, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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the slot of France is used
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Flag Description
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New Caledonia has as concerns 25% of the world's known nickel resources. Only a small amass of the land is suitable praise cultivation, likewise victual version lean toward roughly 20% of imports. In acquiring to nickel, substantial pocket support internal France - side by side to more than 15% of GDP - together with tourism run on keys to the health of the economy. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, wed with the recovery of far-extending nickel prices, grace the saleable outlook in view of the next several years.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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102,600 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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17.1% (2004)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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nickel mining over and above smelting
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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1.825 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.697 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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645 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,430 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.341 large number (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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ferronickels, nickel ore, fish
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Exports
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Japan 20.9%, France 17.7%, Taiwan 14.5%, Spain 8.3%, China 7.4%, Belgium 6.2%, Australia 5.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.998 many (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
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Imports
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France 36.4%, Singapore 17.7%, Australia 11.5%, NZ 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$79 million (1998 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.nc
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Airports
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25 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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