New Zealand An Outline
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Population Growth: 1.4% (2020)
Population Born Overseas: 27.1%
Urbanization: 86.7%
Prison Population by Ethnicity: Maori 52.8%, European 30.9%, Pacific 11.7% (2020)
Sheep: 26.7 million (2019)
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Driving: on the left (Read more on driving in New Zealand)
Dual Citizenship permitted: Yes
Economic Growth: 3% (2017)
Ethnicity: European (AKA pakeha), Maori, Pacific Peoples, Asian
Exports: China 22.4%, Australia 16.4%, USA 9.9% (2017)
Flag: New Zealand Ensign
GDP: USD 39,000 per capita (2017)
Highest Mountain: Aoraki / Mount Cook 3,724 meters in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
Highest Waterfall: Sutherland Falls 580 meters (Read more on waterfalls)
Highest Temperature: 42.4 °C recorded in Rangiora in Canterbury in 1973 (Read more on weather in NZ)
Imports: China 19%, Australia 9.1% (2017)
Independence: 1907
Inflation: 1.9% (2017)
International Dialing Code: +64
Internet TLD: .nz
Languages: English, Maori
Largest City: Auckland (approx. 1.6 million people) - Read more on New Zealand's five largest cities
Largest Glacier: Tasman Glacier
Largest Lake: Lake Taupo (North Island)
Life Expectancy: 82.36 (2020)
Longest River: Waikato 435 km (North Island)
Military Expenditure: 1.9% of GDP (2019)
Murders: 69 (June 2019-June 2020)
Name: New Zealand (Aotearoa)
National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand
National Flower: Kōwhai (Sophora tetraptera)
National Parks: 13 (Read more on National Parks)
Alcohol: 4 in 5 New Zealand adults drink alcohol
Obesity Level: 30.8% (2017)
People: Five Famous Kiwis
Sports: Rugby (Union & League), Cricket, Soccer
Same-Sex Marriage: Yes
Suffrage: 18 years old
Symbols: Kiwi, Silver Fern
Time: New Zealand is 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) - Read more on time in NZ
Tourism: 2.8 million tourists (2014) with Australia providing 1.18 million visitors
Unemployment: 5.3% (Nov 2020)
Universities: 8 (Read more about universities in New Zealand)
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