New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie
New Caledonia (NC, NCL) is a territory in Melanesia, with Nouméa as its capital. The currency is the CFP Franc (XPF, CFPF). The international dialling code is +687; mobile numbers are written like 75.12.34. The time zone is Pacific/Noumea. Official language: French.
CurrencyXPFCFPF
Dial code+687e.g. 75.12.34
Time zoneNoumeaUTC+11:00
LanguageFrench
CapitalNouméa
Population304.2K18.6K km²
Overview
- Official name
- New Caledonia
- Native name
- Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- NC
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- NCL
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 540
- Demonym
- New Caledonian
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Region
- Oceania › Melanesia
- Status
- Dependency or territory
- Groups
- Melanesia
- Internet domain
- .nc
- Coordinates
- -21.5, 165.5
- Area
- 18,575 km²
- Population
- 304,167
- GDP
- $10.3B ($33.8K per person)
- Literacy
- 96.2%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
CFP Franc XPF
- Symbol
- CFPF
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 FCFP
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| French fr | Official | 99% (301.1K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific/Noumea | UTC+11:00 | none | New Caledonia Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +687
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 6 digits
- Emergency number
- 15 pattern 1[5-8]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 20.12.34 | +687 20 12 34 | XX.XX.XX | 6 |
| Mobile | 75.12.34 | +687 75 12 34 | XX.XX.XX | 6 |
| Toll free | 50012 | +687 50012 | XXXXX | 6 |
| Premium rate | 36.67.11 | +687 36 67 11 | XX.XX.XX | 6 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3}) | 5[6-8] | $1 | $1 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [02-57-9] | $1.$2.$3 | $1.$2.$3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Organization}
{Name}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City} {Sorting code}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
- Uppercase fields
- Street address, City, Sorting code
Postal code
- Pattern
988\d{2}- Examples
- 98814 · 98800 · 98810
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the French (New Caledonia) locale (fr-NC), amounts in XPF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XPF)
- 1 234 568 FCFP
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 FCFP)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFP
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C