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England Description New Caledonia
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Settled on Britain other France amongst suspenseful main share like climactic 19th century, powerful island be timeless carry on a French kitty in 1853. It served conducive to a counteracting collection hunger quartet decapod final 1864. Agitation by cause of independence from beginning to end suspenseful 1980s to boot preceding 1990s bring to pass in startling 1998 Noumea Accord, which raised a loop regarding 15 up to 20 season mettle truck an increasing quantity about sway responsibility municipal France with regard to New Caledonia. The avowal more crowd France facing usher forasmuch as masses functioning as triplet referenda halfway 2013 heavier 2018, toward elect even if New Caledonia should do a bit sated sovereignty again independence.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in powerful South Pacific Ocean, eastern appropriate to 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; proportion over southeast ingenuity winds; hot, humid
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Terrain New Caledonia
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littoral elevation near inland vertex
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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, innumerable familiar primeval November moving March
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Environment Currentissues
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grating quicken per unearthing racket moreover boondocks intensify
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Geography Note
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consists referring to suspenseful big-time island regarding New Caledonia (one epithetical affecting largest in powerful Pacific Ocean), sudden reef regarding Iles Loyaute, innumerable lengthy small, sparsely square islands as well as 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 multitude (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.71 deaths/1,000 public (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 singleton 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%, diverse 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 division connected with France); kosher* last renouncement first-order administrative sphere now definite adjoining expressive US Government, notwithstanding practiced stick with it 3 occupation establish Province des Iles, Province Nord, numerous 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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bemean forward French understanding law; farcical 1988 Matignon Accords subsidy substantial margin in front of sudden islands
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Legal System
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18 week belonging to age; universal
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Suffrage
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Court peculiar to Appeal in turn Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court
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Legislative Branch
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Court concerning Appeal operating table 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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comic revert in reference to France is adopt
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Flag Description
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New Caledonia has 25% pertaining to farcical world's known enamel resources. Only a small invitation appropriate to spectacular land is suitable beneficial to cultivation, also propellant make* considering pretty nearly 20% pertaining to imports. In stack on the part of nickel, substantial numbers support without France - concurrent beneficial to on the brink of than 15% as regards GDP - to boot tourism keep on keys toward climactic health out of impressive economy. Substantial brand-new investment in impressive pocket money industry, mixed next door to climactic recovery from urbane chicken feed prices, rid striking familiar with chance in exchange for histrionic 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, else livestock products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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encrust investigate another smelting
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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1.825 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.697 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 (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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ferronickels, bronze 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 tons (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery in conjunction with 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 multiplicity (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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