New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, in 1893. It had no land mammals except bats before people arrived, so birds filled those roles.
New Zealand
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Easy learning about New Zealand
The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington, capital city of New Zealand.
Word: Kiwi
Meaning: flightless bird
Administrative Divisions
15 regions, 1 division and 1 special island authority.
Regions:
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Gisborne District
- Hawke's Bay
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Marlborough District
- Northland
- Otago
- Southland
- Taranaki
- Tasman District
- Waikato
- Wellington
- West Coast
Division:
- NZ-NLS
Special island authority:
- Chatham Islands
Administrative divisions of New Zealand map
New Zealand is a Country located in the Australasia sub-region in the continent of Oceania.
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Height
0 m (0 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 3695 m (12120 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in New Zealand
Height from south to north in New Zealand
1South Pacific Ocean (South), Tasman Sea (Southwest)0 m2Waikato3 to 381 m3Clutha / Mata-Au0 to 406 m
Population of New Zealand, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Wellington, capital city of New Zealand
Population: 5,324,700 (World Bank)
Area: 268,021 km² / 103,483 sq mi
People from New Zealand are called: New Zealanders
Geography
Latitude: 39.759° S
Longitude: 172.787° E
Geographical Subregion: Australasia
Continental Region: Oceania
Highest Elevation Point: Aoraki / Mount Cook (3 724 m)
Lowest point: Taieri Plain (−2 m)
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
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00
Official website: govt.nz
TLD: .nz
Calling Code: +64
MapGeo Name: New Zealand
MapGeo Code: NZ