New Caledonia

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New Caledonia
Misc
Country CodeNC
Geography
Area (sq km)18,575
Coastline (km)2,254
Highest Point (m)1,628 (Mont Panie)
Average Elevation (m)
People
Population282,754
Median Age32.30
Growth Rate1.30 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)14.80
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.70
Urban Population70.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)5.20
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.22
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)38.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)11.110 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)31,100
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)

See Also

Oceania
Oceania is a geographic region in the southeast pacific that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.