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New Zealand
  • New Zealand/Aotearoa
  • Region : Australia and New Zealand
  • Capital : Wellington
  • Area : 267,710.00 km²
  • Official Language : English
  • Population : 4,841,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 204.671
  • GPI Rank : 2
  • GII Rank : 25
New Zealand is an island state in the pacific ocean. The land has a total area of 267,710 km² and a total coastline of 15,134 km. This area is approximately 66% of the area of California. Besides the two main islands, the country has about 600 other small islands. New Zealand has no direct neighbours. The distance between New York City and the Capital Wellington is about 14,420 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.921 New Zealand counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

18.08

Life Expectancy of Males

80.2

Life Expectancy of Females

83.6

Birth Rate

12.0 ‰

Death Rate

6.9 ‰

Passport
Passport of New Zealand
VF : 113 , VOA : 55 MS : 168
Currency : New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

1 US Dollar = 1.64 Dollar
1 Dollar = 0.61 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP173.52 bn €

Exportations

51.30 bn €

Importations

51.24 bn €

Tourism receipts

9.28 bn €

Unemployment rate

4.1 %

Inflation rate

1.60 %

corruption index

87 (good)

Energy consumption

39.5 bn kWh

GDP : 204.671 | GDP(PPP) : 206.225
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Wellington / CapitalWellington

209,000

AucklandAuckland

1,618,000

ChristchurchCanterbury

380,000

HamiltonWaikato

166,000

TaurangaBay of Plenty

141,000

DunedinOtago

131,000

Lower HuttWellington

108,000

Palmerston NorthManawatu-Wanganui

87,000

RotoruaBay of Plenty

66,000

NapierHawke's Bay

64,000

HastingsHawke's Bay

62,000

InvercargillSouthland

56,000

NelsonNelson

52,000

WhangareiNorthland

51,000

New PlymouthTaranaki

49,000

WanganuiManawatu-Wanganui

40,000

GisborneGisborne

34,000

AshburtonCanterbury

30,000

BlenheimMarlborough

27,000

TaupoWaikato

22,000

PukekoheAuckland

20,000

RichmondTasman

14,000

OamaruOtago

13,000

GoreSouthland

12,000

HaweraTaranaki

11,000

GreymouthWest Coast

9,420

MotuekaTasman

7,490

KerikeriNorthland

5,650

WestportWest Coast

3,630

PictonMarlborough

3,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

3% Urban areas

8,116 km²

42% Agricultural areas

111,169 km²

38% Forest

101,532 km²

2% Water areas

4,400 km²

16% Others

42,492 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

English

72.6 %

Te Reo Māori

3.5 %

Chinese

2.2 %

Samoan

2.0 %

Hindi

1.6 %

French

1.2 %

other

16.9 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

94,000 km

Railways:

4,128 km

Commercial harbors:

113

› Airports:

123

Climate
The climate in New ZealandThe temperate climate of the southern hemisphere dominates New Zealand, which is roughly the same as that of the northern hemisphere (like in Central Europe). Warm and cold seasons are interchanged, so that it is warmest in our winter months. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 13 and 22 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 25 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 5°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for New Zealand and 11 geographic spots of the countryVolcanosEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in New Zealand