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Area
268,680 sq km
NEW ZEALAND
Climate
temperate with sharp regional
contrasts
Terrain
predominately mountainous
with some large coastal plains
Population
3,951,307 (July 2003 est.)
Ethnic Groups
New Zealand European 74.5%,
Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others
7.4%
Religions
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian
18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%,
unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Language
English (official), Maori
(official)
Government type
parliamentary democracy
Capital
Wellington
Independence
26 September 1907 (from UK)
Constitution
consists of a series of legal
documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments
and The Constitution Act 1986 which is the principal formal charter
Year joining RCA
1994
International organization
participation
ABEDA, ANZUS (US suspended
security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF (dialogue partner),
AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, C, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM (guest), NSG,
OECD, OPCW, PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMISET, UNMOP, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Currency
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
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