NEW CALEDONIA

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THE CAPITAL IS NOUMEA

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• XPF/CFP franc is the New Caledonia Currency.
• 1 dollar would equal to 0.01190 XPF/CFP franc

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• New Caledonia's cultural name is " Kanaks ".
• "Kanaks" are all mostly Catholic.

Melanesians are people that are around Papua New Guinie

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• New Caledonia's highest point is Mont Panie (1,628 m).
• New Caledonia is one of the largest islands in the Pacific Ocean

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• Population: 264,022

TRADITIONS

• Eating snails and French food
• Traditional dance "Pilou" tells stories about events such as births and marriages.
• They have there own traditions as well as french traditions
• You can see the traditional things at the Town Museum, Zoological and Botanical Park

FOOD

• Banana, coconut, taro, sweet potato and yam, fish, lobster, crab, turtle, dugong.

MUSIC, DANCE AND SINGING ARE PART OF KANAK CEREMONIES

• The instruments they use are:
• Conch shells, Bwanjep, Jew's harp, oboe, end-blown flute, bamboo stamping tubes, rattles

WHY THEY SPEAK FRENCH

• Because New Caledonia is a French colony. Today it is still under French control.
• The french arrived in New Calodonia in the 15th century and took control.

TIME

• Their time is 1 hour ahead of AEST

WHEN TO GO

• The best time to go if you want to relax is in between November to March
• But if you want to explore the hiking trails then go in between June and October

CAPTAIN COOK

• Captain Cook discovered New Caledonia in 1774 by accident
• He was on his way to New Zealand and found New Caledonia

NATURE

• New Caledonia is home to 3000 indigenous plant species
• There are 4500 species of animals
• There also are 68 types of birds

SPECIAL EVENTS

• June: Bastille day
• August: International Marathon
• September: New Caledonia day
• March (2014): Festival of the Yam

BIBLIOGRAGHY

• Google
• Wikipedia
• Magazines

BIBLIOGRAGHY

• Google
• Wikipedia
• Magazines