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    Introduction


    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 has dissipated.


    Location


    Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia


    Geographic coordinates


    21 30 S, 165 30 E


    Area


    total: 19,060 sq km water: 485 sq km land: 18,575 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than New Jersey


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    2,254 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid


    Terrain


    coastal plains with interior mountains


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m


    Natural resources


    nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper


    Land use


    arable land: 0.38% permanent crops: 0.33% other: 99.29% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    160 sq km (1991)


    Natural hazards


    cyclones, most frequent from November to March


    Environment - current issues


    erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires


    Environment - international agreements


    NA


    Geography - note


    consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls


    Population


    213,679 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Noumea


    Phone Code


    +687


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