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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to New Caledonia: New Caledonia〔Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" ((フランス語:Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances)), then simply as the "Territory of New Caledonia" (French: ''Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie''), the full French name is now officially only ''Nouvelle-Calédonie'' (Organic Law of 19 March 1999, article 222 IV — see ()). French courts often continue to use the appellation ''Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie''.〕 – "''sui generis'' collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, comprising a main island (''Grande Terre''), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. It is located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. At about half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was 244,600 inhabitants as of January 2008 official estimates. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. The currency is the CFP franc. Since 1986 the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has included New Caledonia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. New Caledonia will decide whether to remain within the French Republic or become an independent state in a referendum sometime after 2014. Its capital Nouméa is the seat of the regional organization the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission). ==General reference== * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: New Caledonia * Official English country name: New Caledonia * Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages * Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states * Adjectival(s): New Caledonian * Demonym(s): * Etymology: Name of New Caledonia * ISO country codes: NC, NCL, 540 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NC * Internet country code top-level domain: .nc 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of New Caledonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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