_#_Manpower availability: males 15-49 49,249; 27,803 fit for military service; 1,634 reach military age (20) annually
_#Note: defense is responsibility of the Netherlands % @New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) *Geography #_Total area: 19,060 km2; land area: 18,760 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than New Jersey
_#_Land boundaries: none
_#_Coastline: 2,254 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
_#_Terrain: coastal plains with interior mountains