NEW CALEDONIA

THE LOCATION OF NEW CALEDONIA

• Geography Location Pacific Ocean Coordinates 21.350781°S 165.432129°E Area 18,575 km2 Area rank 53rd Length 350 km Width 70 km Highest elevation 1,628 m

NEW CALEDONIA'S FLAG

• Pro-Independence Flag of New Caledonia. A flag used by New Caledonia Name Kanak Flag Adopted 13 July 2010 Design A horizontal tricolour of blue, red, and green charged with a yellow disc fibrated black and defaced with a vertical symbol, also black.

ITS CAPITAL AND OTHER MAIN CITIES

• Its capital is Nouméa
• Name & Population 1 Noumea , South Province 93,060 2 Mont-Dore, South Province 24,680 3 Dumbéa, South Province 19,346 4 Païta, South Province

FAMOUS RIVERS

• Diahot is the longest river of New Caledonia, flowing for some 60 miles (100 kilometres).It has a catchment area of 620 square kilometres.
• It also carries a substantial load of fine-grained sediment, which has increased over time due to felling and burning of forest and woodland vegetation and the introduction of grazing, creating soil erosion in the river system.

MOUNTAINS

• Mont Panié is a mountain on the island of Grande Terre in New Caledonia. At 1,628 metres, it is the island's highest point. Mont Panié is situated in the Chaîne Centrale mountain range.

POPULATION

• There are 262,000 people in New Caledonia

INDUSTRY AND MAJOR PRODUCTS

• In addition to nickel, the substantial financial support from France and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. In the 2000s, large additions were made to nickel mining capacity. The Goro Nickel Plant is expected to be one of the largest nickel producing plants on Earth.
• Also New Caledonia gets money from tourism.

THE REASON WHY FRENCH IS SPOKEN MIN NEW CALEDONIA

• It's been a French territory since 1853 which means, of course, as with the rest of the Republic, French is the official language; all government, administration, education is conducted in French

NEW CALEDONIA'S DOLLAR TO THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

• The currency of New Caledonia is CFP franc The exchange rate to Australia is : 1 AUD = 74c

FUN FACT

• 1
• Caledonia consist of French,English,drehu,nengone,paici,ajie,xaracuu.
• and more than over 30 local languages

FUNFACT

• 2. Is home to the New Caledonian crow, known for making tools as much or more than primates.

FUN FACT

• 3. There are about 100,000 people that travel to or visit New Caledonia every year, with attractions being the beaches and water activities, especially from Australia and New Zealand.

FUN FACT

• 4. 98% of the population speaks French.

FUN FACT

• 5. Nouméa served as a U.S. military headquarters in WWII for the South Pacific

NEW CALEDONIAN CULTIRES

• New Caledonian natives (the kanak )still inhabit the country. One of their main traditions is their dancing, it's very Important to them since they have meanings which are very diverse, some which mean marriage and cyclones.
• Another thing about the kanaks is their wooden carvings of turtles, ancient gods and more.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/kanak
• http://Themoneyconverter.com/aud/xpf.aspx
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/economy_of_new_caledonia