New Zealand

New Zealand

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New Zealand Armorial

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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

16 regions and 1 territory*
  1. Auckland
  2. Bay of Plenty
  3. Canterbury
  4. Chatham Islands*
  5. Gisborne
  6. Hawke's Bay
  7. Manawatu-Wanganui
  8. Marlborough
  9. Nelson
  10. Northland
  11. Otago
  12. Southland
  13. Taranaki
  14. Tasman
  15. Waikato
  16. Wellington
  17. West Coast

Geography

Latitude: 41° 00' S

Longitude: 174° 00' E

Geographical Subregion: Australia and New Zealand

Continental Region: Oceania

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 5 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 187

Climate

temperate with sharp regional contrasts

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 4 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.323 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $46,126 (IMF)

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: NZD

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

Technical Information

TLD: .nz

Calling Code: +64

MapGeo Name: New Zealand

MapGeo Code: NZ

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