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1 day ago · New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France.
1 day ago · The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.
4 hours ago · The Leeward Islands were annexed through the Leewards War which ended in 1897. These conflicts and the annexation of other Pacific islands formed French Oceania. On 24 September 1853, Admiral Febvrier Despointes took formal possession of New Caledonia and Port-de-France (Nouméa) was founded 25 June 1854.
4 hours ago · 30th May 2024, 05:18 GMT+10. Tel Aviv [Israel], May 29 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released the data on "Revenue Indices of Total Economy (Standard Industrial Classification 2011," according to VAT data from March 2024. The indices mostly show increases in revenues.
1 day ago · The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.2 million people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island. The five largest cities are Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, and Tauranga.
4 hours ago · Auckland is home to over half (50.7 per cent) of New Zealand's overseas-born population, including 70 per cent of the country's Pacific Island and Northeast Asian-born populations, 61 per cent of its Middle Eastern and North African-born population, and 60 per cent of its Southern and Central Asian-born population.
1 day ago · Spanish. The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States ...
