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New Caledonia |
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| Capital: |
Nouméa |
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| Region: |
Oceania |
| Subregion: |
Melanesia |
| Area: |
18575 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:41) |
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| Number of postal codes: |
52 |
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^(d{5})$ |
| Auto code: |
NC |
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| CallingCode: |
+687 |
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| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
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 A country, state, region... (45) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 33 | | Dependent political entity (PCLD)
| 1 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 3 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 8 | |
 Stream, lake... (1577) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 893 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 103 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Estuary (ESTY)
(A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences) | 1 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 48 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 16 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 237 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 5 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 173 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 20 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 8 | | Section of reef (RFX)
| 1 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 9 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 10 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 1 | | Watercourse (WTRC)
(A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water) | 5 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 8 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 2 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 1 | | Stream mouth(s) (STMM)
(A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea) | 1 | | Bays (BAYS)
(Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 1 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 1 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 27 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 1 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 1 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 1 | | Stream bank (BNKR)
(A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (491) |
| Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 89 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 382 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 2 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 4 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 1 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 6 | | Coast (CST)
(A zone of variable width straddling the shoreline) | 1 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 4 | | Industrial area (INDS)
(An area characterized by industrial activity) | 1 | |
 City, village... (745) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 669 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 3 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 49 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 3 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 19 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 1 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (152) |
| Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 29 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 2 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 7 | | Chrome mine(s) (MNCR)
(A mine where chrome ore is extracted) | 1 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 6 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 1 | | Mole (MOLE)
(A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater) | 2 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 8 | | Religious center (CTRR)
(A facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 4 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 1 | | Abandoned mine (MNQ)
| 2 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 2 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 2 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 2 | | Country house (HSEC)
(A large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate) | 1 | | Spa (SPA)
(A resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 4 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 4 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 14 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 26 | | Community center (CTRCM)
(A facility for community recreation and other activities) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 3 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 1 | | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 1 | | Square (SQR)
(A broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city) | 1 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 2 | | Heliport (AIRH)
(A place where helicopters land and take off) | 1 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 2 | | Zoo (ZOO)
(A zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition) | 1 | | Quay (QUAY)
(A structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities) | 4 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 1 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 3 | | Athletic field (ATHF)
(A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events) | 1 | | Mining camp (CMPMN)
(A camp used by miners) | 2 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (2310) |
| Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 375 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 343 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 451 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 422 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 13 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 26 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 33 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 152 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 54 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 14 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 157 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 116 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 26 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 21 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 5 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 17 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 8 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 13 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 20 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 6 | | Sinkhole (SINK)
(A small crater-shape depression in a karst area) | 24 | | Atoll(s) (ATOL)
(A ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon) | 2 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 6 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Cone(s) (CONE)
(A conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material) | 1 | | Islet (ISLET)
(Small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.) | 2 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 1 | |
 Undersea (6) |
| Reef (RFU)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 1 | | Trough (TRGU)
(A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench) | 1 | | Ridge (RDGU)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides) | 1 | | Plateau (PLTU)
(A comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides) | 2 | | Shelf (SHFU)
(A zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (11) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 11 | |
