Capital
Nouméa

Area
18,575 sq km

Currency
Comptoirs Francais Du Pacifique Francs
XPF

Emergency numbers
Ambulance: 15
Fire: 18
Police: 17

Languages
French (official)
33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Government
New Caledonia Government

Population
285,498
Latest population

Newspapers
Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes