Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: typhoons most frequent from November to March
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements: party to : NA signed, but not ratified: NA
@New Caledonia:People
Population: 191,003 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years : 30% (male 29,204; female 28,140) 15-64 years: 65% (male 62,344; female 60,864) 65 years and over: 5% (male 4,972; female 5,479) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.68% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 21.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 4.86 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)