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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 |
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Capital city
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Noumea |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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22 16 S, 166 27 E |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Constitution
4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by High Commissioner Yves DASSONVILLE (since 9 November 2007) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Executive branch > Head of government
President of the Government Harold MARTIN (since 7 August 2007) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Flag description
the flag of France is used |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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237,755,200 $
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[131st of 169]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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 |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
International organization participation
ITUC, PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WFTU, WMO |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Judicial branch
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Legal system
based on French civil law; the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Legislative branch > Elections
last held 9 May 2004 (next to be held in 2009) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
National holiday
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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] |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Status
dependent democracy |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Source: electionworld.org |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by France and Vanuatu |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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