| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166 alpha-2 | NCISO 3166 [2024] |
| ISO 3166 alpha-3 | NCLISO 3166 [2024] |
| Capital | NoumeaGeoNames [2024] |
| Continent | OceaniaGeoNames [2024] |
| Common name | New CaledoniaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Official name | Territory of New Caledonia and DependenciesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Local name | Nouvelle-CalédonieCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Etymology | the name came from British explorer Captain James COOK in 1774 and uses the Latin name for Scotland, CaledoniaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Independence | none (overseas collectivity of France); note: in three independence referenda, on 4 November 2018, 4 October 2020, and 12 December 2021, the majority voted to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National holiday | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note: note 1: the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)note 2: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Head of state | No authoritative open source found |
| Currency code (ISO 4217) | XPFISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Currency | CFP FrancISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Administrative subdivisions | No authoritative open source found |
| Subdivision names | No authoritative open source found |
| Historical overview | No authoritative open source found |
| National symbols | flèche faîtière (native rooftop adornment), kagu birdCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National anthem | title: "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille); lyrics/music: Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle; history: official anthem, as a self-governing French territoryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National colors | grey, redCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Citizenship rules | see FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
the name came from British explorer Captain James COOK in 1774 and uses the Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia
description: the country has two official flags with equal status, the flag of France and the Kanak (ethnic Melanesian) flag; the latter consists of three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a large yellow disk shifted slightly to the left side is edged in black and displays a black fleche faîtière symbol, a native rooftop adornment
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
