The Special Collectivity of New Caledonia
Demographics (United Nations) |
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Population |
287,000 |
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Area |
19,000 sq. km (7,200 sq. mi) |
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Population density |
15/sq. km (40/sq. mi) |
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Growth rate p.a. |
1.29% (per 1,000: births 15, deaths 7) |
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Under 15 years |
22% |
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Urban dwellers |
72% (1.72% p.a.) |
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Capital city |
Nouméa 191,000 |
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Languages & peoples (World Christian Database) |
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Mother tongues |
47% French, 9% Wallisian, 5% Drehu, 4% Nengone, 3% Italian, plus 40 others |
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Peoples |
32% Fr… | |