Island Details: New Caledonia

Name
New Caledonia
Location
Pacific
Number of Islands (approx.)
29*
Island Details
main island + 28 larger islands + several hundred smaller islands*
Type of Islands
continental, coral, volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
18,580.00*
Terrain
coastal plains with interior mountains*
Highest Elevation (m)
1,628.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mont Panie*
Isolation Index
88*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
24*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
-1.85*
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Time span: 1970-2011; Completeness: 60%; Station ID: 852 & 2134*
Population (total)
247,000*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
13.5*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.577*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
37,700*
Census Year (GDP)
2008*
Dominant Economic Sector
nickel, tourism*
HDI
0.000*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
dependent (territorial collectivity of France since 1998)*
Miscellaneous
Consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls*