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New Caledonia

MelanesiaCapital NouméaTerritory

New Caledonia is a French overseas territory connected to France, in Melanesia, Oceania. Its main town is Nouméa.

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New Caledonia is a long, narrow island south of Vanuatu and east of Australia's Queensland coast.

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It is a French territory ringed by a vast coral reef.

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