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New Zealand Facts
Country name: | New Zealand |
Capital: | Wellington |
Largest City: | Auckland |
Area: | 268,680 km2 |
Population: | 42,91,900 |
Highest point: | Mt. Cook- 3750 meters above sea level |
Density: | 15/km2 |
Ethnic groups: | European 78%, Maori 14.6%, Asian 9.2%, Pacific people 6.9% |
Location: | Located in the south pacific ocean and southeast of Australia |
Government Type: | Parliamentary Democracy and constitutional monarchy. |
Head of state: | HM Queen Elizabeth |
Head of govt.: | Prime Minister |
Governor General: | Sir Anand Satyanand |
Prime Minister: | John Key |
Independence: | from United Kingdom |
Official Language: | English and Maori |
Regions: |
Sixteen regions in New Zealand: Wellington; Marlborough;
Auckland; Canterbury; Bay of plenty; Hawke’s Bay; Gisborne; Manawatu-Wanganui; Nelson; Northland; Southland; Tasman; Taranki; Waikato; and WestCoast |
Independence Day: | 26 September, 1907 |
National holiday: | 6 February, Waitangi Day (treaty of Waitangi). |
Main airports: |
Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, Palmerston North,
Christchurch & Auckland International Airport |