Key facts
Capital:Noumea
Location:Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Currency:Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Area:18,575 sq km
Population:293,608 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Religion:Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
TimeZone:UTC+11
Tel Code:+687
