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New Caledonia international travel guide in 2023

Landscape view of New Caledonia

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New Caledonia is Territory of France with main city at Noumea. It's usually 🌀️ 24.68 °C in New Caledonia with a rainfall of 🌧 225.37 mm. Internet speed in New Caledonia is on average 4.8 Mbps. In New Caledonia you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 269K people. The main currency is Franc. The languages spoken are French. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
πŸ‘ Developing Β  🌀️ ~24.68 Β°C Β  🌧 ~225.37 mmΒ  πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ 269K people
Advice

πŸ›‘οΈ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
We’ve reviewed our advice for New Caledonia. We haven't changed the level of our advice, exercise a high degree of caution. Entry into New Caledonia depends on your vaccination status and the country you're travelling from. If you're fully vaccinated, aged 12 and over, and come from a country classified as green or orange (including Australia), you're required to show proof of vaccination status. You no longer require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test. (See 'Travel'). We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in New Caledonia due to the potential for protests and civil unrest outside of major town centres.
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General

πŸ”Œ Sockets

New Caledonia uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French
Money

πŸ’± Currencies Used

New Caledonia uses the CFP franc (symbol: Fr), code XPF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.
Calling

πŸ“‘ Internet

Internet speed in New Caledonia is on average 4.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in New Caledonia is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

πŸ“ž Calling

To call New Caledonia, dial +, then 687 (the country code for New Caledonia), then the area code and the local number.
Driving

πŸ›£οΈ Road rules

In New Caledonia you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 110 km/h (68 mph) on motorways, 110 km/h (68 mph) on expressways, 30-60 km/h (18-37 mph) in all built-up areas and 60-110 km/h (37-68 mph) on undivided highways.

πŸ†˜ Emergency

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112
Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire department
112

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