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New Caledonia (New Caledonia).

(French: New Caledonia), located near the Tropic of Capricorn, is a French overseas territory in the southwest of Oceania. The whole region is mainly composed of New Caledonia and Loyal. As one of the overseas territories of France, apart from the official language French, Melanesian and Polynesian are also spoken here.

Area 18575 km2. Among them, New Caledonia 16372 km2, and Loyal 198 1 km2. ?

The population is 209,222 (the official estimate is 65,438+2000 10 month), and the population density is 1 1.3 people /km2. Among them, 82,000 Kanaks (melanesians), 64,000 Europeans, and the rest are South Pacific islanders and Asians. The official languages are French, Melanesian and Polynesian. 59% of the residents believe in Catholicism, about 3% are Muslims and the rest believe in Christianity.

The population of Noumé a, the capital, is 76,293 (65,438+0,998).

Brief situation

Located in the South Pacific Ocean, away from the east coast of Queensland, Australia 1500 km. It belongs to Melanesia. It consists of New Caledonia, Loyal and uninhabited chesterfield. The main island, New Caledonia, is a long and narrow island. The rugged mountains divide the island into two parts, east and west, and there is almost no flat land. It has a tropical grassland climate, with an average annual temperature of 24℃ and a rainy season from June to March in 65438. The annual precipitation in the eastern region is 2000mm, and that in the western region is1000mm.

The representative of Neolithic culture is famous for pottery. The earliest inhabitants came from Papua and Polynesia. 1774 was discovered by an Englishman James. 1843, Britain sent a Commissioner to the island. /kloc-became a French colony in 0/853 and later merged with Tahiti. 1860 became an independent administrative region. 1946 became a French overseas territory. The first district committee was established in 1956. 1976 12 established a government committee, which enjoys partial autonomy in handling internal affairs. The governor appointed by France was changed to High Commissioner, and Sinca had two representatives in the French National Assembly and one representative in the Senate. 1979 the French government dissolved the government Committee and placed new Cameroon under the direct rule of the French government. In the following years, the political parties in New Cameroon held many consultations with the French government on the independence of New Cameroon, but failed to find an effective solution. 198612February, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, and Xinca was included in the list of UN Non-Self-Governing Territories, thus confirming that residents of Xinca enjoyed the right to autonomy. 1In June 1988, the Partido Paz (National Union for the Defence of Caledonia) and the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front signed the Matignon Agreement with France in Paris. According to the agreement, one year later, the new Cameroon will implement limited local autonomy; New Cameroon established three autonomous provinces of North, South and Loyal, and held a referendum in 1998 to decide whether the new Cameroon was independent. 1since July 1999, France has gradually transferred most of its power to three newly elected provincial councils. ?

tourism

In terms of tourism, the new card is not as developed as other Pacific island countries. 1999, the number of tourists was 99,735, and the tourism income165438+200 million USD. Tourists mainly come from Japan, France, Australia and New Zealand. However, in recent years, the number of tourists is increasing day by day, and it has become one of the emerging tourist destination countries.

There are many shopping places around the central square in Noumé a. One of the important places is the "Xinjiba Bird Culture Center", part of which is the Animal and Botanical Garden. Here you can enjoy the world-famous aquarium coral in Noumé a. There are also tall and straight peaks where you can breathe the freshest air. There are also abundant tropical plants and spectacular waterfalls on the east coast, and it is also the planting place of coconut and coffee. No matter where you are on any island in New Caledonia, you can easily enjoy this kind of entertainment.

For those tourists who like water sports, you can freely sail, swim or go deep-sea diving here to explore this underwater world. Other land sports include tennis, bowling and golf.