Capital: Wellington

Population

Total Population: 4,367,800

Annual Growth Rate: 1.2%

Density: 17 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 86.8%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Auckland (1,200,000); Wellington (400,000); Christchurch (360,000); Hamilton (185,000); Napier (120,000).

Ethnic Origins: New Zealand European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Pacific Islander 4.5%, Asian and others 17.8%

Official Language: English and Maori.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3% and unspecified or none 33%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Wellington, Auckland

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Country Overview

Area: 267,710 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth. Executive power is vested in the governor-general, who represents the British Crown. The legislature is a unicameral parliament with 121 representatives.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD, WTO and APEC member. South Pacific Forum member..
New Zealand is very dependent on foreign trade. Strongly focused on agriculture and tourism. Amongst the world leader for production and export of milk & dairy products

HDI*: 0.907/1

HDI (World Rank): 3/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From New-Zealand, Dial 00
To Make a Call to New-Zealand, Dial +64

Internet Suffix: .co.nz

Computers: 52.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 41.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 69.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	26,424	30,882	34,369	25,566	30,628
Exports of Goods (million USD)	22,409	26,943	30,580	24,933	31,372
Imports of Services (million USD)	7,796	9,089	9,585	7,825	8,964
Exports of Services (million USD)	8,062	9,285	9,132	7,760	8,877

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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