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According to the Constitutional and Ordinary Laws of 16 February 1999, New Caledonia is divided in three provinces administrated by Provincial
Assemblies, whose reunion forms the Congress of New Caledonia:
- The North Province (9,582.6 sq. km), made of the northern part of Grande Terre and the archipelago of Bélap, with 41,413 inhabitants, that is 21% of the population of New Caledonia;
- The South Province (7,012 sq. km), made of the southern part of Grande Terre and Île des Pins, with 134,546 inhabitants, that is 68.4% of the population of New Caledonia;
- The Loyauté Islands Province (1980.9 sq. km), made of the four islands of Maré, Lifou, Ouvéa and Tiga, with 20,877 inhabitants, that is 10.6% of the
population of New Caledonia.
Ivan Sache, 27 March 2006
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