New Zealand Location Map
New Zealand Facts
Full Official Name: New Zealand
Demonym: New Zealander, Kiwi
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Area
Total Area: 268,838 km²
Total Land Area: 264,537 km²
Total Water Area: 4,301 km²
Demographics
Population: 5,161,211
Population Growth Rate: 0.95% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Auckland (Population: 1,478,800)
Ethnic Groups: European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est.)
Languages: English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.)
Religions: Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha’i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)
Economy
Currency: New Zealand dollar
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $254.77 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $48,800 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $59.043 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: China 28%, Australia 11%, US 11%, Japan 6%, South Korea 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $68.429 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: China 21%, Australia 14%, US 8%, South Korea 7%, Singapore 6% (2022)
Government
Type: parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Capital City: Wellington (Population: 215,200)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+12 (NZST), UTC+13 (NZDT)
Country Code: NZ
Internet TLD: .nz
Climate Map of New Zealand
Climate: temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Topographic Map of New Zealand
