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    New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a population of over 4 million people, most of whom are of European descent. The capital is Wellington. Key facts include: - The country comprises two main islands and several smaller islands. - It has a constitutional monarchy government and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. - The national symbols are the silver fern and the kiwi bird, which is featured on the $1 coin.

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    New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a population of over 4 million people, most of whom are of European descent. The capital is Wellington. Key facts include: - The country comprises two main islands and several smaller islands. - It has a constitutional monarchy government and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. - The national symbols are the silver fern and the kiwi bird, which is featured on the $1 coin.

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    New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a population of over 4 million people, most of whom are of European descent. The capital is Wellington. Key facts include: - The country comprises two main islands and several smaller islands. - It has a constitutional monarchy government and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. - The national symbols are the silver fern and the kiwi bird, which is featured on the $1 coin.

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    New Zealand

    FULL COUNTRY NAME : New Zealand

    CAPITAL: Wellington

    TOTAL AREA: 269,000 sq.km

    POPULATION: 4,182,000 people

    PEOPLE: 88% Europeans, 125 Maori and Polynesian

    LANGUAGES: English and Maori

    RELIGION: Predominantly Christian (81%)

    HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II

    represented by Governor-General

    FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy

    New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands – the North
    Island and the South Island – and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and
    the Chatham Islands. In Māori, New Zealand has come to be known as Aotearoa, which is usually
    translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes
    the Cook Islands and Niue, which are self-governing but in free association; Tokelau; and the Ross
    Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica). New Zealand is notable for its geographic
    isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, approximately 2000
    kilometres (1250 miles) across. Its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.

    LONGEST RIVER: Waikato (425 km)

    LARGEST LAKE: Taupo (606 km)

    HIGHEST POINT: Mount Cook (3,754 m)

    NATIONAL DAY: Waitangi Day , 6 February ( since 1840)

    MAJOR INDUSTRIES: wood and paper products, wool, textile, iron, steel

    CURRENCY: NZ dollar

    NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kiwi

    NATIONAL ANTHEM: “God Defend New Zealand”

    National Symbols

    The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red
    stars with white borders to the right. The stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern
    Cross, as seen from New Zealand. The flag proportion is 1:2 and the colours are Red, Blue and White.
    Proportion and colours are identical to the Union Flag.

    The shield of the Emblem is supported by two figures, a blonde Pākehā (European) woman holding
    the New Zealand flag, and a Māori warrior holding a taiaha (Māori staff). The shield is topped with
    the St Edward's Crown, and beneath the shield thereare two silver fern leaves and a scroll bearing
    the words "New Zealand".
    The kiwi bird was named so for the sound of its chirp. This flightless bird, about the size of a domestic
    hen, has an extremely long beak and plumage more like hair than feathers. It has no tail, almost no
    wings. It weights about 2 kg. The female kiwi lays only one egg, but it is about 1/5th of her own
    weight. After laying it she leaves her husband to hatch the egg out. The New Zealand dollar is
    frequently called the Kiwi. The dollar coin features a kiwi bird on one side.

    National Currency The New Zealand dollar (sign: $; code: NZD) is the

    currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the

    Cook Islands (see also Cook Islands dollar), Niue,

    Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is often informally known as the "Kiwi (dollar)", from the word
    Kiwi typically being associated with New Zealand, and the fact the $1 coin depics a kiwi.

    Maori

    The Maori people are the indigenous people of New Zealand. Maoritanga is the native language. It is
    believed that the Maori migrated from Polynesia in canoes about the 9th century to 13th century AD.
    The Maoris lived in tribes called ‘iwi’. They lived in villages and were fishermen, hunters and framers.
    The present Maori population has increased to about 250,000 and the Maori live in all parts of New
    Zealand, but predominately in the North Island where the climate is warmer.

    North Island

    The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand. The island is 113,729 sq. km in area,
    making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,148,400. Several important cities
    are in the North Island: Auckland, and Wellington, the capital. Approximately 76% of New Zealand's
    population lives in the North Island.

    Wellington

    Te Papa Museum

    Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area and the most
    populous national capital in Oceania. The population is about 449,000 people. Wellington is New
    Zealand's political centre, housing Parliament and the head offices of all government ministries and
    departments, plus the bulk of the foreign diplomatic missions based in New Zealand.

    Wellington Parliament

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