New Zealand - Aotearoa (Māori)
"God Save the Queen" is officially a national anthem but is generally used only on regal and vice-regal occasions.
Auckland is the largest urban area; Auckland City is the largest incorporated city.
Percentages add to more than 100% because some people speak more than one language. They exclude unusable responses and those who spoke no language (e.g. too young to talk).
Percentages add to more than 100% because some people identify with more than one ethnic group.
Auckland is the largest urban area; Auckland City is the largest incorporated city.
Percentages add to more than 100% because some people speak more than one language. They exclude unusable responses and those who spoke no language (e.g. too young to talk).
Percentages add to more than 100% because some people identify with more than one ethnic group.
- There is a multitude of dates that could be considered to mark independence (see Independence of New Zealand).
- National Population Estimates: March 2009 quarter.
- Number of people who usually live in New Zealand.
- The Chatham Islands have a separate time zone, 45 minutes ahead of the rest of New Zealand.
- The territories of Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau have their own cctlds, .nu, .ck and .tk respectively.
Capital | Wellington | |
Largest city | Auckland | |
Official languages | English (98%) Māori (4.2%) NZ Sign Language (0.6%) | |
Ethnic groups | 78% European/Other 14.6% Māori 9.2% Asian 6.9% Pacific peoples | |
Demonym | New Zealander, Kiwi (colloquial) | |
Government | Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy | |
- | Head of State | HM Queen Elizabeth II |
- | Governor-General | Sir Anand Satyanand |
- | Prime Minister | John Key |
- | Speaker | Dr Lockwood Smith |
- | Chief Justice | Dame Sian Elias |
Independence | from the United Kingdom | |
- | 1st Parliament | 25 May 1854 |
- | Dominion | 26 September 1907 |
- | Statute of Westminster | 11 December 1931 (adopted 25 November 1947) |
- | Constitution Act 1986 | 13 December 1986 |
Area | ||
- | Total | 268,680 km2 (75th) 103,738 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | 2.1 |
Population | ||
- | 2011 estimate | 4,315,800 2nd est=4,266,000 |
- | 2006 census | 4,027,9477 |
- | Density | 16.1/km2 41.6/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |
- | Total | $145.809 billion |
- | Per capita | $38,083 |
GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |
- | Total | $128.409 billion |
- | Per capita | $30,030 |
Gini (1997) | 36.2 (medium) | |
HDI (2011) | ▲ 0.948 (high) (20th) | |
Currency | New Zealand dollar ( NZD) | |
Time zone | NZST8 (UTC+12) | |
- | Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
(Sep to Apr) | ||
Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |
Drives on the | left | |
Internet TLD | .nz | |
Calling code | 64 | |
