| Population :
| 213,679 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 29,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 32 076.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 30 772.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 64,30%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 69 150.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 68 310.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 6,30%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 6 259.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 7 112.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 27.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 26.9 years .
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| Median age female :
| 27.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.33% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 18.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.88 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 8.59 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 7.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 73.78 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 70.82 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 76.89 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.35 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| New Caledonian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| New Caledonian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% .
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| Languages :
| French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 91%.
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| Literacy male :
| 92%.
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| Literacy female :
| 90% (1976 est.) .
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| Government type :
| NA .
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| Independence :
| none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014 .
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| National holiday :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel resources. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than one-fourth of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% (1999 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products .
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| Industries :
| nickel mining and smelting .
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| Exports commodities :
| ferronickels, nickel ore, fish .
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| Exports partners :
| Japan 21.8%, France 19.2%, Taiwan 14%, Spain 11%, South Korea 8.5%, Australia 7.2%, Italy 5.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Imports partners :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Internet users :
| 60,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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