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New Caledonia
- Location
Location Description
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia, south of Vanuatu
- Continent
- Oceania
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- No
- Parent Country
- France
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has three equal horizontal bands of blue, red, and green. A large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist side displays a black symbol of a native rooftop adornment.
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Language
- French
- Currency
- (franc)
- Size
- 7,172 sq mi (18,575 sq km) — 157th largest
- Total Population
- 264,596 people — 187th largest
- Population Density
- 36.9 people per sq mi (14.2 people per sq km) — 220th largest