NCL · Oceania
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a French territory consisting of a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Economy 1.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Population
- 264,596 inh.
- Area
- 18,575 km²
- Currency
- XPF
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Emmanuel Macron
Head of Government
Philippe Germain
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
9 G$
GDP / capita
29,213 $
Growth
-13.5 %
Unemployment
11.2 %
Life expectancy
78.9 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
French Armed Forces in New Caledonia
France · Nouméa
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-06-28
Les Loyalistes 24 seats, UC–FLNKS 10, FLNKS 6 (of 54) · turnout 63.7%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
National anthem
Soyons unis, devenons frères
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,860 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,348, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)