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Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Province des Iles, Province Nord, and Province Sud
Capital city	Noumea
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	22 16 S, 166 27 E
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress
Executive branch > Chief of state President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by High Commissioner Yves DASSONVILLE (since 9 November 2007)
Executive branch > Head of government President of the Government Harold MARTIN (since 7 August 2007)
Flag description the flag of France is used
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	237,755,200 $		[131st of 169]
Independence none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014
International organization participation ITUC, PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WFTU, WMO
Judicial branch Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court
Legal system based on French civil law; the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands
Legislative branch unicameral Territorial Congress or Congres du territoire (54 seats; members belong to the three Provincial Assemblies or Assemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Legislative branch > Elections last held 9 May 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Political parties and leaders Alliance pour la Caledonie or APLC [Didier LE ROUX]; Caledonian Union or UC; Federation des Comites de Coordination des Independantistes or FCCI [Francois BURCK]; Front National or FN [Guy GEORGE]; Front Uni de Liberation Kanak or FULK [Ernest UNE]; Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM); Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE and Elie POIGOUNE]; Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (anti independence) or RPCR-UMP [Jacques LAFLEUR]; The Future Together or AE [Harold MARTIN]; Union Nationale pour l'Independance or UNI [Paul NEAOUTYINE]; note - may no longer exist, but Paul NEAOUTYINE has since become a president of Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA; Union Progressiste Melanesienne or UPM [Victor TUTUGORO]
Status dependent democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by France and Vanuatu

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