Ort: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Geografische Koordinaten: 21° 30' S, 165° 30' E
Küste km: 2,254 km km
Klima: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
Gelände: coastal plains with interior mountains
Höhe: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m
Natürliche Gefahren: cyclones, most frequent from November to March
Währung: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Bevölkerung: 221,943 (July 2007 est.)
Sprachen: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Hauptstadt: Noumea
Bereiche: none (overseas territory of France); 3 provinces: Province des Iles, Province Nord, and Province Sud