New Caledonia

FORUM ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: 2006. Joined as a Forum Observer in 1999
CAPITAL: Noumea
SURFACE AREA: 18.6 thousand sq km
EEZ: 1.4 million sq km
POPULATION: 268,767 (2016)
LANGUAGE: French
CURRENCY: French Pacific Francs (CFP) or Pacific franc (XPF)
ECONOMY: Nickel industry, mining, financial transfers from France, tourism, manufacturing
STATUS: Mandated collegiate government
HEAD OF STATE: President of French Republic
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: President HE Louis Mapou
WEBSITE: http://www.gouv.nc/