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.

External links and references

• Endemic flora of New-Caledonia (French language)
• Finding New Caledonia
• "France's Best Kept Secret" by Roderick Eime
• Jane's New Caledonia Home Page
• Map of New Caledonia
• New Caledonia photos
• New Caledonia travel photos
• New-Caledonia pictures 500 high-quality pictures of New-Caledonia (French language)
• New Caledonia Travel Overview
• This article incorporates edited material from the CIA World Factbook 2000
• Willgoto New Caledonia Travel guide and directory
• past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like New Caledonia (French language)

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