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
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand Armorial
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
16 regions and 1 territory*
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Chatham Islands*
- Gisborne
- Hawke's Bay
- Manawatu-Wanganui
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Northland
- Otago
- Southland
- Taranaki
- Tasman
- Waikato
- Wellington
- West Coast
Where in the world is New Zealand located?
New Zealand is a Country located in the Australasia sub-region in the continent of Oceania.
Basic Information
Capital City: Wellington, capital city of New Zealand
Population: 5,324,700 (UN)
Area: 268,680 km² / 166,950 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
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
TLD: .nz
Calling Code: +64
MapGeo Name: New Zealand
MapGeo Code: NZ