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New Caledonia
New Caledonia
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Population
264,596
Capital
Nouméa
Area
18,575 km²
Currency
XPF
CFP franc
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$8.55B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$29,213
as of 2024
Population
292,639
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.0%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
0.6%
as of 2016
Unemployment (% of labor force)
11.0%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
82.0%
as of 2017
Life expectancy at birth
78.92
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
—
no data
Education spending (% of GDP)
—
no data
Urban population (% of total)
68.0%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.96
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
40.4%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
18,280
as of 2023
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About New Caledonia
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- CFP franc (XPF)
- Timezones
- UTC+11:00
- Demonym
- New Caledonian
- UN member
- No
- Independent
- No
- ISO codes
- NC · NCL
- Map
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