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New Caledonia

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To which language should you translate to localize in New Caledonia?

LANGUAGE INSIGHT

Official language

French (34.3%; 91.9k)

Actual languages

Kanak (42%; 112k), French (34.3%; 91.9k), Futunian (1.4%; 3k), other (22.3%; 59k).

What the top 150 best localized websites in the world do in New Caledonia

(Top 150 websites listed in the Global by Design ranking – published annually by Byte Level Research, this report provides a list of globally localized websites, showcasing best practices and emerging trends in their globalization)

  • 14/150 localize by translating into French
  • Localization not available 3M
  • Localization not available ABB
  • Localization not available Accenture
  • Localization not available Adidas
  • Localization not available Adobe
  • Localization not available Airbnb
  • Localization not available Aldi
  • Localization not available Amazon
  • Localization not available American Airlines
  • Localization not available American Express
  • Localization not available Apple
  • Localization not available Audi
  • Localization not available Autodesk
  • Localization not available Avis
  • Localization not available Bayer
  • Localization available BMW
  • Localization not available Booking.com
  • Localization not available Bosch
  • Localization not available British Airways
  • Localization not available Bumble
  • Localization not available Burberry
  • Localization not available BYD
  • Localization not available Canon
  • Localization not available Capgemini
  • Localization not available Cartier
  • Localization not available Caterpillar
  • Localization not available Chevrolet
  • Localization not available Cisco Systems
  • Localization not available Citibank
  • Localization not available Coca-Cola
  • Localization not available Costco
  • Localization available Dell
  • Localization not available Deloitte
  • Localization not available Delta
  • Localization available DHL
  • Localization not available Disney+
  • Localization not available Dyson
  • Localization not available eBay
  • Localization not available Eli Lilly
  • Localization not available Emirates
  • Localization not available Ernst & Young
  • Localization available Facebook
  • Localization not available FedEx
  • Localization available Ford
  • Localization not available Four Seasons
  • Localization not available Fujifilm
  • Localization not available GE
  • Localization not available Gillette
  • Localization not available GoDaddy
  • Localization not available Google
  • Localization not available Gucci
  • Localization not available Haier
  • Localization not available Heineken
  • Localization not available Hermès
  • Localization not available Hertz
  • Localization not available Hilton
  • Localization not available Hisense
  • Localization not available Hitachi
  • Localization not available Honda
  • Localization not available Hotels.com
  • Localization not available HP
  • Localization not available HP Enterprise
  • Localization not available HSBC
  • Localization not available Huawei
  • Localization not available Hyatt
  • Localization available Hyundai
  • Localization not available IBM
  • Localization not available IKEA
  • Localization not available Intel
  • Localization available InterContinental Hotels
  • Localization not available J&J
  • Localization not available Jack Daniel's
  • Localization not available Jehovah’s Witnesses
  • Localization not available John Deere
  • Localization not available Kellogg's
  • Localization not available Kia
  • Localization not available KPMG
  • Localization not available LOréal
  • Localization available Land Rover
  • Localization not available LEGO
  • Localization not available Lenovo
  • Localization not available Lexus
  • Localization not available LG
  • Localization not available Louis Vuitton
  • Localization not available Lululemon
  • Localization not available LUSH
  • Localization not available Marriott
  • Localization not available MasterCard
  • Localization available McDonald's
  • Localization not available Mercedes-Benz
  • Localization not available Merck
  • Localization not available Microsoft
  • Localization not available Mitsubishi Electric
  • Localization not available Nestlé
  • Localization not available Netflix
  • Localization not available Nike
  • Localization not available Nikon
  • Localization not available Nintendo
  • Localization not available Nio
  • Localization available Nissan
  • Localization not available NIVEA
  • Localization not available Oracle
  • Localization not available Pampers
  • Localization not available Panasonic
  • Localization not available PayPal
  • Localization not available Pepsi
  • Localization not available Pfizer
  • Localization not available Philips
  • Localization not available Pitney Bowes
  • Localization not available Porsche
  • Localization not available Procter & Gamble
  • Localization not available PWC
  • Localization not available Revolut
  • Localization not available Rolex
  • Localization not available Royal Caribbean
  • Localization not available Salesforce
  • Localization not available Samsung
  • Localization not available Sanofi
  • Localization not available SAP
  • Localization not available Sephora
  • Localization not available Shopify
  • Localization not available Siemens
  • Localization not available Sony
  • Localization not available Spotify
  • Localization not available Starbucks
  • Localization available Steelcase
  • Localization not available Stripe
  • Localization available Subaru
  • Localization not available Tesla
  • Localization not available The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Localization not available Tiffany
  • Localization not available Tinder
  • Localization not available Toshiba
  • Localization available Toyota
  • Localization not available TripAdvisor
  • Localization not available Uber
  • Localization not available United Airlines
  • Localization not available UPS
  • Localization not available Visa
  • Localization not available Volkswagen
  • Localization not available Volvo Cars
  • Localization not available Vrbo
  • Localization not available Walmart
  • Localization not available Western Union
  • Localization available Wikipedia
  • Localization not available Wise
  • Localization not available WordPress
  • Localization not available Workday
  • Localization not available Xerox
  • Localization not available Xiaomi (Mi)
  • Localization not available Zara
  • Localization not available Zoom
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If you need others information, below you can find a selection of economic/social/cultural data

Index of content

Overview

Language

Official language
French (34.3%)

T-index
0.01%

T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.

Other languages
Kanak (42%), Futunian (1.4%), other (22.3%).

Demography

Capital: Nouméa
Currency:  CFP Franc
Population: 267,940
Population density: 15/km2

Economy

GDP: 9.62 billion USD (2022)
GDP per capita: 35,745.8 USD ‎(2022)
Exports: $2.87 billion (2022)

Statistics

Internet users: 82% penetration, 241.5 thousand
Unemployment rate: 11.2% (2023)
Urbanisation: 73% (2023)
Literacy: 97%

Conventions

Numbering system
Arabic numerals and comma as decimal separator, space as thousands separator.

Date format: yyyy-mm-dd / dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 00687

Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia/Worlddata.info; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal

Facts and data

Economy

Imports
$2.75 billion (2022). Refined Petroleum ($497M), Coal Briquettes ($377M), Cars ($106M), Packaged Medicaments ($73.6M), and Delivery Trucks ($66.1M), importing mostly from France ($816M), Australia ($595M), Singapore ($367M), China ($167M), and Malaysia ($157M).

Exports
$2.87 billion (2022). Ferroalloys ($1.39B), Nickel Ore ($825M), Nickel Mattes ($586M), Raw Nickel ($13M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($7.23M), exporting mostly to China ($1.79B), South Korea ($403M), Japan ($334M), Chinese Taipei ($57.1M), and Spain ($51.4M).

Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal

Service Imports (2011)
Service Exports (2011)

Source: OEC

Historical Data Trade Imports

The following section uses historical trade data imports from partners of New Caledonia.

Historical Data Trade Exports

The following section uses historical trade data exports from partners of Malaysia.

Source: OEC

The Top Export Opportunities for New Caledonia by Relatedness

Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product by showing only products that New Caledonia is not specialized in.

New Caledonia's Most Complex Exports

The Product Complexity Index (PCI) measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Source: OEC

New Caledonia's Most Specialized Products

Specialization is measured using Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), an index that takes the ratio between New Caledonia observed and expected exports in each product.

Source: OEC

Market Growth Imports (2011)

This score represents the likelihood that the given country will start importing that product in the next few years. It forecasts the opening of a new specific market.

Market Growth Exports (2011)

This score represents the likelihood that the given country will start exporting that product in the next few years. It forecasts the opening of a new specific market.

Source: OEC

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Source: WorldBank

T-index

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Media

Media language French, English

Information channels
There is little politically neutral media in New Caledonia and outlets tend to favour one political grouping or another. There are no particular rights or laws to protect journalists from political pressure or other hazards of the industry, says New Zealand’s Pacific Media Centre. Media publications rely on the goodwill of their owners to maintain press freedom. TV and radio services are provided by the French public overseas broadcaster, RFO. There are a handful of private radio stations.

The press

Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes – sole daily
Caledo Sphere – news website in French and English
Actu – news website

Television

Nouvelle Caledonie 1ere – public, operated by Reseau France Outre-Mer
Canal+ Caledonie – pay TV

Radio

Radio Nouvelle Caledonie – public, operated by Reseau France Outre-Mer
NRJ Nouvelle Caledonie – private
Radio Djiido – private, Kanak-operated
Radio Rythme Bleu – private

Media data source: BBC

Internet Data

Internet users
82% penetration, 241.5 thousand

Share of web traffic by device
55.94% mobile phones, 37.66% computers (laptops and desktops), 6.28% tablet devices, others 0.12%

Mobile connection as a percentage of total population 78.7%

Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G) 77.8%

Most popular web search engines
Google (90.1%), Bing (7.22%), Yahoo! (0.97%), Ecosia (0.28%), DuckDuckGo (0.41%), other (0.62%).

Most used social media
Facebook (79.23%), Pinterest (12%) Instagram (4.27%), Twitter (2.7%), YouTube (0.99%), LinkedIn (0.26%), Reddit (0.22%), other (0.34%).

Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter

Social statistics

Life expectancy
81 yrs (2022)

Religion
Roman Catholics (60%), Protestants (30%), other (10%).

Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF

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