New Caledonia

https://www.humantruth.info/new_caledonia.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

New Caledonia
Status	Dependency (Sui generis Collectivity)
Sovereignty	France
Capital	Noumea
Land Area	18 280km²₁
Location	Australasia, Melanesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	NC, NCL, 540₂
Internet Domain	.nc₃
Currency	Franc (XPF)₄
Telephone	+687₅

1. Overview

#france

“Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct a referendum between 2014 and 2018 to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“Dazzling - yes, New Caledonia is dazzling. Its lagoon surrounds it with every colour of blue. So the light and the space delight your senses. The prestigious listing of the lagoon as a World Heritage site in 2008 has brought the people together to celebrate and protect it, from village level through to the government.New Caledonia isn´t just a tropical playground. There´s a charming mix of French and Melanesian: warm hospitality sitting beside European elegance, gourmet food beneath palm trees, sand, resorts, bungalows, concrete, bamboo. Long gorgeous beaches are backed by cafes and bars, with horizons that display tiny islets to attract day trippers. Be lured into kayaks, rock climb, sail, dive into a world of corals, canyons, caves and heritage shipwrecks, go whale watching or snorkelling, or relax on the warm sands of a deserted isle. Natural wonders and manmade delights are at your fingertips.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₇

As a territory of France I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. New Caledonia's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 2.02. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₈

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₉
Pos.		2022₉
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

3. New Caledonia's Health

#birth_control #demographics #health #overpopulation

Health:

When it comes to public health, New Caledonia has exemplary public policy and a uniquely healthy culture. New Caledonia comes in the best 20 in its fertility rate₉ (the best in Australasia). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years. New Caledonia's peak fertility rate was 6.28 in 1960.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₉
Pos.		2022₉
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	Australasia Avg	2.82
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

4. New Caledonia's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

This rank is calculated from 2 data sets. New Caledonia does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₀. And finally, it does worse than average in reducing annual meat consumption per person₁₁.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₁₀
Pos.		Total₁₀
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
85	Japan	0.2%
86	Niue	0.2%
87	Cook Islands	0.1%
88	New Caledonia	0.0%
89=	Qatar	0.0%
89=	Marshall Islands	0.0%
89=	Norfolk Island	0.0%
89=	Yemen	0.0%
	Australasia Avg	0.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 kg₁₁
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
160	France	86.1
161	Barbados	86.4
162	Canada	86.9
163	New Caledonia	87.5
164	Montenegro	88.4
165	Belarus	88.9
166	Poland	89.3
167	St Lucia	89.6
	Australasia Avg	74.2
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in New Caledonia was well above the global average (of 49kgs per year), putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.₁₁

5. New Caledonia's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	New Zealand	19.4
2	Australia	20.8
3	Palau	59.3
4	Tonga	75.2
5	New Caledonia	75.5
6=	Fiji	80.8
7	French Polynesia	95.0
8	Nauru	99.0
9	Marshall Islands	102.8
10	Samoa	103.4
11	Vanuatu	117.0
12	Micronesia	131.3
13	Kiribati	143.0
	Australasia Avg	98.4
q=16.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
91	Iran	74.6
92	Colombia	74.9
93	Tonga	75.2
94	New Caledonia	75.5
95	Kuwait	76.3
96	Philippines	79.3
97	Bahamas	80.0
98	Cuba	80.3
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₁₃
Pos.		2016₁₃
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
54	Cyprus	72%
55	Russia	71%
56	Oman	71%
57	New Caledonia	70%
58=	Macedonia	69%
58=	Argentina	69%
60	Trinidad & Tobago	69%
61	Malaysia	69%
	Australasia Avg	44.3%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₁₄
Pos.		2017 Ratio₁₄
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
113=	Antigua & Barbuda	0.0
113=	Venezuela	0.0
113=	Kazakhstan	0.0
113=	New Caledonia	0.0
113=	Maldives	0.0
118	Tunisia	0.0
119=	Tuvalu	0.0
119=	Marshall Islands	0.0
	Australasia Avg	1.55
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

6. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₅:

Christian	85.2%
Muslim	2.8%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.6%
Folk Religion	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	10.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%₁₆.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems