General Reference
- Pronunciation: /njuː ˌkælɨˈdoʊnjə/
- Common English country name: New Caledonia
- Official English country name: New Caledonia
- Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
- Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
- Adjectival(s): New Caledonian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of New Caledonia
- ISO country codes: NC, NCL, 540
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NC
- Internet country code top-level domain: .nc
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