New Caledonia

New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou) is a French territory made up of a main island and several smaller islands, in the southwest Pacific. It has a land area of 18,575.5 km² (7,172 sq. miles). The population at the 2004 census was 230,789 inhabitants. It has an Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of .nc. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa.

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French - Island - Pacific - 2004 - Internet - Country code - Top-level domain - CcTLD - .nc - Nouméa

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The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes New Caledonia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, a highly political list that is disputed by France, the United States, and the United Kingdom, which all have territories on the list.

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United Nations - United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories - France - United States - United Kingdom

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