New Caledonia
Latest News:
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- Papua New Guinea: Tens of thousands displaced by coastal flooding
People
- Population: 187784
- Population Growth: 1.72%
- Infant Mortality: 13.8 per 1000 live births (similar to Chile, Belarus, Costa Rica)
Context
- Area: 19060 km2
- Government: overseas territory of France since 1956
- Religions: Protestant (30%), Roman Catholic (60%)
- Ethnic Groups: Vietnamese (2%), Indonesian (4%), Polynesian (4%), Wallisian (8%), European (37%), Melanesian (43%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: 17538$US (similar to New Caledonia, Barbados)
- GDP from agriculture: 5%
- GDP from industry: 35%
- GDP from services: 60%
