| |  | | | New Caledonia | Latitude: -22.26667 S Longitude: 166.45 E Capital: Noumea | | | | | | | |
Short introduction to New Caledonia
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 seems to have dissipated.
Source: World Factbook |
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