Ubicación: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Coordenadas geográficas: 21° 30' S, 165° 30' E
Km de línea costera: 2,254 km km
Clima: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
Terreno: coastal plains with interior mountains
Cumbres: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m
Riesgos naturales: cyclones, most frequent from November to March
Moneda: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Población: 221,943 (July 2007 est.)
Lenguas: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Capital: Noumea
División administrativa: none (overseas territory of France); 3 provinces: Province des Iles, Province Nord, and Province Sud