New Zealand, Oceania

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Wellington, capital city of New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand is a country located in the Australia and New Zealand sub‑region of the Oceania continent.

Easy learning about New Zealand
New Zealand is located in	Australia and New Zealand Oceania Continent
New Zealand has a population of	5,172,836 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of New Zealand are called New Zealanders
The country’s total area is	268,680 Km² ( 166,950 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	4
Global Peace Index Score	1
Human Development Index (HDI)	New Zealand HDI ranks in position nº 16 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.939 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
New Zealand’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 187 countries New Zealand passport ranks in position nº 5 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
New Zealand GDP per capita is	$46,126 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
New Zealand ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	41° 00' S, 174° 00' E Open in Google Maps
New Zealand Capital city	Wellington
Neighbouring countries	Australia, more than 1,600 kilometres to the north-west.
New Zealand Climate	temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Most predominant religion	Christian (Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Congregational, Pentecostal, Methodist, Church of Jesus Christ),
Second most predominant religion	Hindu,
Currency name & code	Dollar (NZD)
Internet ccTLD	.nz
New Zealand calling code	+64

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