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List All Cities New Caledonia Listing cities New Caledonia database :
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Description New Caledonia by rbd.me
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Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct as many as three referenda between 2013 and 2018, to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Natural resources New Caledonia
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coastal plains with interior mountains
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Population New Caledonia
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229,993 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions New Caledonia
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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Languages
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French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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Education New Caledonia expenditures
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territorial collectivity of France since 1998
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Government New Caledonia type
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NA
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Independence
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none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014
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New Caledonia Economy - overview
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the flag of France is used
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Investment New Caledonia
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1.4% (2000 est.)
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Industries New Caledonia
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13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Airports New Caledonia
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