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Official Name of New Caledonia: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
Government type in New Caledonia:
Capital of New Caledonia: Noumea
Primary Language in New Caledonia: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Currency in New Caledonia: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003

Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s has dissipated.

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