New Caledonia

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Nouméa the capital of New Caledonia

Nouméa (French pronunciation: [numeˈa]) is the capital city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia.

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Money & duty free for New Caledonia

French Pacific Franc (CPF). Notes are in denominations of XPF10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of XPF100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1.

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Population Of New Caledonia

At the last census in 2014 New Caledonia had a population of 268,767. Of these, 17,436 live in the Loyalty Islands Province, 45,137 in the North Province, and 183,007 in the South Province. Population growth has slowed down since the 1990s, but remains strong with a yearly increase of 1.7% between 1996 and 2009.