Basic Information About New Caledonia:

Population: The population of New Caledonia is 267,917.

GDP:  $ 11.1 billion (2014)

Climate:  In New Caledonia, the climate is tropical, influenced by the trade winds, with a hot and rainy season, a cool and drier season, and two intermediate periods. – The hot season, humid and rainy, runs from late December to late March. 

People:   Consists of a mix of Kanak people (the original inhabitants of New Caledonia), people of European descent (Caldoches and Metropolitan French), Polynesian people (mostly Wallisians), and Southeast Asian people, as well as a few people of Pied-Noir and Maghreban descent. 

Religion:   A number of Melanesian-Polynesian dialects are spoken. English is widely used in tourist areas. Sixty percent of the people of New Caledonia are Roman Catholic and thirty percent are Protestant.

Capital:  The capital of the territory is Nouméa.

Language:   French is the official language.

Currency:  The CFP Franc is the currency of Comptoirs Français du Pacifique (CFP).

Time Zone: UTC+11:00