| NEW CALEDONIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
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Forested Land
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20.4% |
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[120th of 193]
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Geography > Note
consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls |
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Irrigated land
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100 sq km
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[138th of 185]
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Land area > sq. km
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18,280 km²
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[151st of 206]
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Land use > Arable land
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0.32 %
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[208th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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99.46 %
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[34th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.22 %
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[164th of 241]
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Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
Map references
Oceania |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[37th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[129th of 190]
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Natural hazards
cyclones, most frequent from November to March |
Natural resources
nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
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Population density
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10.63 people per sqkm |
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[202nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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12.83 people/m²
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[179th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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1,392.72 people/km² of arable lan |
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[18th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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18,580 km²
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[151st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Panie |
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Terrain
coastal plains with interior mountains |
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