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 | NEW CALEDONIA[Nouvelle Calédonie] : general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Nouvelle Calédonie |
| country code ISO: NC //; - FIPS: NC |
| location: Western Pacific |
| time zone: +11 UT |
| surface (land) area: 18280 sq.km = 7058 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 18580 sq.km = 7174 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 17° S / South: 23° S / East: 174° E / West: 157° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: overseas territory of France |
| capital: Nouméa |
| administrative division: province (3) into commune (32) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1989): 164,173 //; - (1996): 196,836 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 201,816; or: 213,000 /-; 2001: 204,863, or: 217,000 |
| population density: 11 per sq.km = 29 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,8% //; - doubling time: ca 40 years |
| birth rate: 25 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 34 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73 years (male: 69; female: 76) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 30% //; - 15-59 years: 61% //; - 60+ years: 9% |
| urbanisation: 81% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Melanesian 44%; European 34%; Polynesian 12%; Indonesian 4%; other 6% |
| languages: French (official); Melanesian,& Polynesian dialects |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 55 - 60%; Protestant 30%; Muslim 3% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: 800 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 91% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Franc français pacifique = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 1,7% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 7830 per capita |
| GNI USD 15060 per capita //; - [ppp: 21820] |
| GDP growth: -1% |
| income: USD 4000 per capita |
| import: USD 842 per capita //; - export: USD 355 per capita |
| trade: USD 7688 per capita //; - or 54% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR AU US NZ JP |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 38% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,1 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 1% //; - grass land: 15% //; - wooded area: 39% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 12% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 25% |
| agricultural products: coffee, copra, yams, sweet potatoes, potatoes, cassava, corn, coconuts |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 112 / goats: 1-20 / horses: 11 / pigs: 40 / poultry: 260-500 / sheep: 4 |
| fish catch: 3152 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 7% |
| industrial products: building materials and food processing |
| mining products: nickel (25% of world output), chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
| CO2 emission per capita: 8,5 |
| services: labour force: 79% //; - part of services in GDP: 68% |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 10 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 5762 km //; - of which paved: 22% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 222 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 236 - 241 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 495 - 527 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 257 - 380 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 123 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 3280 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mont Panié 1628 m, Mont Humboldt 1618, Mont Maoya 1508, Mé Maoya 1441 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): a lake (possibly a reservoir) in se NC, near Yaté |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some small rivers that drain the mountain slopes |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: except for Nouvelle Calédonie itself: Wé (Lifou), Maré, Ouvéa, Île des Pins, Île Art |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
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