New Caledonia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
French special collectivity in the southwest Pacific Ocean
About New Caledonia
New Caledonia is acollectivité d'outre-merof France with a special status which allows it to have its own laws and its own government in anticipation of becoming completely independent. New Caledonia sets its own rules for everything except for national defence and foreign policy, which are set by the French government. The people of New Caledonia are split into 5 major groups: Since the events of Ouvéa cave hostage-taking in 1988, there has been a political movement towards more autonomy in New Caledonia; New Caledonia is listed on the UN list of non-self-governing territories. Referendums in 2018, 2020 and 2021 found a majority opposed to independence. Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as
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