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Capital: Wellington Population: 4,3 mln Surface: 268,680 sq km Languages:
English, Maori
Did you know?
Abel Janzoon Tasman was the first European explorer to see New Zealand in 1642, but it was Captain James Cook who first set foot on New Zealand soil in 1769
Exact population: 4,327,944 (July 2011 est.) Literacy: Total population: 99% (1980 est.); male: NA%; female: NA% Ethnicities: European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Asian 5.7%, Pacific islander 4.4%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8% (2001 census) Land boundaries: 0 km Terrain: Predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m Imports: Australia 22.4%, US 11.3%, Japan 11.2%, China 9.7%, Germany 5.2% (2004) Exports: Australia 21%, US 14.4%, Japan 11.3%, China 5.7%, UK 4.7% (2004) Industries: Food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining