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New Caledonia

Flag of New Caledonia
Region
Oceania · Melanesia
Capital
Nouméa
Population
295,333 (2025)
Government
parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France
Currency
CFP franc (XPF)
Official languages
French
Spoken languages
French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Written scripts
Latin
Area
18,575 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
No

Political stability

85 / 100

Population stability

79 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
iron alloys, nickel, nickel ore, processed crustaceans, shellfish (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, coal, cars, aircraft, packaged medicine (2023)
Natural resources
nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Primary route
Feeder services to Australian and Asian hubs
Secondary route
Transpacific connections via Fiji hubs

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.