New Caledonia

Capital: Nouméa

Region: Oceania

New Caledonia is a French special collectivity in the South Pacific, renowned for its vast lagoon – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and unique biodiversity found nowhere else on Earth.

Fun Facts about New Caledonia

• New Caledonia's lagoon is the world's largest, stretching over 24,000 square kilometers
• The territory holds about 25% of the world's known nickel reserves
• New Caledonia has more unique plant species per square kilometer than anywhere else