New Zealand
Oceania
Two main islands in the Pacific, with mountains, volcanoes and more sheep than people. You will find New Zealand in Oceania. The capital is Wellington. About 4.9 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Wellington
- People
- 4.9 million
- Size
- 270,000 km²
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In 1893 New Zealand became the first country where women could vote.
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The kiwi, a bird that cannot fly, is the national symbol.
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The Māori name of the country is Aotearoa, often translated as land of the long white cloud.
Compare with
Size
New Zealand270,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²New Zealand and the United Kingdom are about the same size.
People
New Zealand4.9 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 14 times as many people live in the United Kingdom as in New Zealand.
Australia
Tuvalu
Fiji
IcelandCities · 35
- Wellington
- Auckland
- Manukau City
- Christchurch
- Waitakere City
- North Shore
- Hamilton
- Tauranga
- Dunedin
- Lower Hutt
- Palmerston North
- Hastings
- Rotorua
- Nelson
- Napier
- New Plymouth
- Whangārei
- Invercargill
- Upper Hutt
- Whanganui
- Gisborne
- Rolleston
- Paraparaumu
- Blenheim
- Timaru
- Masterton
- Taupo
- Ashburton
- Pukekohe East
- Levin
- Rangiora
- Whakatane
- Cambridge
- Greymouth
- Waitangi
Tap a city to fly to it on the globe.
Neighbours
No country borders New Zealand over land: there is sea all around.
Nearby countries
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