New Caledonia is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km east of Australia. Located 16,100 km from Metropolitan France, it forms a sui generis collectivity of the French Republic, a legal status unique in overseas France, enshrined in a dedicated chapter of the French Constitution and with an on-going pro…New Caledonia is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km east of Australia. Located 16,100 km from Metropolitan France, it forms a sui generis collectivity of the French Republic, a legal status unique in overseas France, enshrined in a dedicated chapter of the French Constitution and with an on-going project to a status of State of New Caledonia.