NEW-CALEDONIAMore about New-Caledonia Information about travelling to New-CaledoniaNew-Caledonia is located in Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
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General info about New-Caledonia
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.
Languages spoken French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects Ethnic division Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% (1996 census) HIV/AIDS prevalence rate NA Climate tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid Resources nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Economy New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel resources. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years. Environment erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires Cities in New-Caledonia |
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