New Caledonia
New Caledonia is in Oceania, in the Melanesia region. Its capital is Nouméa. It has a population of about 295,333 and an area of 18,575 km². Its flag has 5 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are green and blue, at 29.9% each.
The flag of New Caledonia as a pie chart
- Green 29.9%
- Blue 29.9%
- Red 22.7%
- Yellow 13.6%
- Black 3.8%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a Kanak emblem in a circle
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
New Caledonia at a glance
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Melanesia
- Official languages
- French
- Currency
- CFP franc
- Anthem
- “Soyons unis, devenons frères”
- Area
- 18,575 km²56th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 295,33328th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 15.9 people/km²18th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 8.5 billion44th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2024 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 29,21351st highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2024 data
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years53rd highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
New Caledonia has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.