New Zealand
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New Zealand Armorial
New Zealand is a Stable Pacific democracy with leading agricultural exports, strong renewable energy sector, high education standards, and world-renowned biodiversity conservation.
New Zealand is a Country located in the Australia and New Zealand sub-region of the Oceania continent.
Easy learning about New Zealand
The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
Word: Kiwi
Meaning: flightless bird
Basic Information
Capital City: Wellington
Population: 5,172,836 (UN)
Area: 268,680 km² / 166,950 sq mi
People are called: New Zealanders
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Chatham Islands*
- Gisborne
- Hawke's Bay
- Manawatu-Wanganui
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Northland
- Otago
- Southland
- Taranaki
- Tasman
- Waikato
- Wellington
- West Coast
Geography
Latitude: 41° 00' S
Longitude: 174° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Australia and New Zealand
Continental Region: Oceania
Borders
- Australia — Land border
Climate
temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Human Development
HDI Rank: 17 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.938
Mean Years of Schooling: 12,9
Expected Years of Schooling: 19,3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82,1 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Christian Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Congregational, Pentecostal, Methodist, Church of Jesus Christ
Second Most Predominant: Hindu
Technical Information
TLD: .nz
Calling Code: +64
MapGeo Name: New Zealand
MapGeo Code: NZ