Kanak are the indigenous
Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia. New Caledonia (French:
Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a special collectivity of France in the southwest
Pacific Ocean, 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. The archipelago, part of
the Melanesia sub region, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty
Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines,
and a few remote islets. New Caledonia has a land area of 18,576 km2 (7,172 sq.
mi). Its population of 268,767 (Aug. 2014 census) consists of a mix of Kanak
people (the original inhabitants of New Caledonia), people of European descent
(Caldoches and Metropolitan French), Polynesian people (mostly Wallisians), and
Southeast Asian people, as well as a few people of Pied-Noir and North African
descent. The capital of the territory is Nouméa.
The card was a surprise card from Denise whom was generous enough to remember me.
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