Area: 19.060 Km²
Population: 205.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 11 pop/Km²

System of government: Territorial Collectivity of France
Capital: Nouméa (83.400 pop.)
Major cities: Mont-Doré 22.700 pop.
Ethnic majority: Melanesian 42,5%, European 37%, Wallisian 8,5%, Polynesian 4%, Indonesian 3,5%, Vietnamese 1,5%, others 3%
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Mont Panie 1.628 m
Principal rivers: Diahot 88 Km
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: New Caledonia 16.350 Km², Lifou 1.207 Km², Maré 642 Km²
Climate: Tropical

Language: French (official), Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Religion: Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique Franc (XPF)