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1012:gendarmes
368:(IBA) by
336:Geography
271:Elevation
249:UTC+11:00
244:Time zone
227:Europeans
1660:Sikaiana
1630:Nukumanu
1505:Tuamotus
1374:Sarraméa
1236:Houaïlou
1037:and the
965:Source:
913:(52.96)
844:Average
162:Province
1670:Tikopia
1655:Rennell
1635:Nukuoro
1625:Nuguria
1595:Bellona
1552:Tokelau
1349:Moindou
1324:Bourail
1251:Kouaoua
976:History
911:1,345.3
908:(4.16)
903:(3.01)
898:(2.06)
893:(2.36)
888:(3.35)
883:(2.72)
878:(3.88)
873:(4.37)
868:(6.13)
863:(7.86)
858:(6.49)
853:(6.58)
839:(43.5)
834:(54.1)
829:(50.4)
824:(47.3)
819:(46.6)
814:(43.5)
809:(45.1)
804:(47.1)
799:(49.5)
794:(54.5)
789:(56.7)
784:(60.3)
779:(59.9)
769:(70.5)
764:(73.4)
759:(71.1)
754:(68.5)
749:(65.8)
744:(64.8)
739:(64.6)
734:(67.3)
729:(70.2)
724:(73.6)
719:(75.4)
714:(75.7)
709:(75.0)
699:(76.3)
694:(79.5)
689:(77.2)
684:(75.0)
679:(72.5)
674:(70.9)
669:(70.9)
664:(72.9)
659:(75.4)
654:(78.8)
649:(80.6)
644:(81.3)
639:(80.8)
629:(82.2)
624:(85.5)
619:(83.3)
614:(81.3)
609:(79.2)
604:(77.2)
599:(77.0)
594:(78.4)
589:(80.8)
584:(83.8)
579:(85.8)
574:(87.1)
569:(86.5)
559:(95.5)
554:(93.0)
549:(90.5)
544:(88.3)
539:(87.8)
534:(84.7)
529:(84.4)
524:(85.5)
519:(87.8)
514:(91.8)
509:(92.1)
504:(95.5)
499:(93.2)
416:Climate
325:Fayaoué
319:in the
307:in the
305:commune
136:Country
61:Commune
1650:Pileni
1610:Futuna
1562:Tuvalu
1537:Rotuma
1359:Nouméa
1339:La Foa
1334:Farino
1329:Dumbéa
1276:Pouébo
1261:Ouégoa
1256:Koumac
1226:Canala
1020:Kanaks
960:101.6
450:Month
442:Ouloup
354:islets
265:/98814
224:90.91%
222:Kanaks
140:France
1717:This
1665:Takuu
1645:Ouvéa
1590:Anuta
1585:Aniwa
1557:Tonga
1407:Lifou
1402:Ouvéa
1364:Païta
1296:Touho
1221:Bélep
1143:(PDF)
933:10.3
930:13.2
927:12.0
924:11.1
906:105.6
871:111.0
866:155.7
861:199.6
856:164.8
851:167.1
489:Year
315:, an
303:is a
299:) or
288:Ouvéa
263:98820
256:INSEE
236:3.97%
234:Mixed
229:0.47%
200:3,401
53:Ouvéa
1723:stub
1620:Mele
1605:Emae
1522:Niue
1412:Maré
1384:Yaté
1379:Thio
1369:Poya
1291:Poya
1286:Poum
1246:Koné
1154:2022
1126:2021
1053:NASA
1035:Iaai
957:8.3
954:6.3
951:5.7
948:4.8
945:6.0
942:7.1
939:7.8
936:9.2
901:76.4
896:52.4
891:60.0
886:85.0
881:69.1
876:98.6
832:12.3
827:10.2
792:12.5
787:13.7
782:15.7
777:15.5
767:21.4
762:23.0
757:21.7
752:20.3
747:18.8
742:18.2
737:18.1
732:19.6
727:21.2
722:23.1
717:24.1
712:24.3
707:23.9
697:24.6
692:26.4
687:25.1
682:23.9
677:22.5
672:21.6
667:21.6
662:22.7
657:24.1
652:26.0
647:27.0
642:27.4
637:27.1
627:27.9
622:29.7
617:28.5
612:27.4
607:26.2
602:25.1
597:25.0
592:25.8
587:27.1
582:28.8
577:29.9
572:30.6
567:30.3
557:35.3
552:33.9
547:32.5
542:31.3
537:31.0
532:29.3
527:29.1
522:29.7
517:31.0
512:33.2
507:33.4
502:35.3
497:34.0
486:Dec
483:Nov
480:Oct
477:Sep
474:Aug
471:Jul
468:Jun
465:May
462:Apr
459:Mar
456:Feb
453:Jan
408:and
348:and
301:Uvea
189:Area
39:and
28:and
1301:Voh
837:6.4
822:8.5
817:8.1
812:6.4
807:7.3
802:8.4
797:9.7
311:of
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429:Am
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400:,
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