New Caledonia

French special collectivity and archipelago in Oceania
Organization dependent_territory Q33788
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New Caledonia

Summary

New Caledonia is a dependent territory[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the Kanak ethnic group[3].
  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the European people ethnic group[4].
  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the Wallisians and Futunians ethnic group[5].
  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the Tahitians ethnic group[6].
  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the Indonesians ethnic group[7].
  • New Caledonia is identified as part of the Vietnamese people ethnic group[8].
  • New Caledonia is located in France[9].
  • New Caledonia is in the country of France[10].
  • New Caledonia is on the body of water South Pacific Ocean[11].
  • New Caledonia's head of government is recorded as Philippe Germain[12].
  • New Caledonia is on the continent of Insular Oceania[13].
  • New Caledonia's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[14].
  • New Caledonia's instance of is recorded as overseas collectivity of France[15].
  • New Caledonia's capital is recorded as Nouméa[16].
  • New Caledonia's official language is recorded as French[17].
  • New Caledonia's currency is recorded as CFP Franc[18].
  • New Caledonia's shares border with is recorded as Australia[19].
  • New Caledonia's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .nc[20].
  • New Caledonia's anthem is recorded as Soyons unis, devenons frères[21].
  • Scotland is named after New Caledonia[22].
  • New Caledonia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bélep Islands[23].
  • New Caledonia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boulouparis[24].
  • New Caledonia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bourail[25].
  • New Caledonia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Canala[26].
  • New Caledonia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dumbéa[27].

Body

Identity

New Caledonia is part of Overseas France[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for New Caledonia include Pseudorhabdosynochus caledonicus[29], a taxon[30].

Why It Matters

New Caledonia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Pseudorhabdosynochus caledonicus[29], a taxon[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . sueddeutsche.de. sueddeutsche.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id New_Caledonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: New_Caledonia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294326527|New Caledonia (#294326527)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]]"
  2. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0315806-Nova-Kaledonie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0315806-Nova-Kaledonie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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