New Zealand

Area: 268 680 km²

Population: 4 115 771 (2007)

Population density: 15.3 pers./km²

Capital: Wellington

Government type: Constitutional monarchy

Official language: English and Maori

Ethnic groups: European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Asian 5.7%, Pacific islander 4.4%, other 0.5%, Mixed 3.8%

Religion: Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, none 26%

Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

Time zone: UTC+12, summer UTC+13

Administrative divisions: New Zealand is divided into 16 regions and 1 territory, which are sucdivided into 16 cities and 57 districts

Highest point: Mount Cook 3 754 m

Longest river: Waikato River 425 km

Largest lake: Lake Taupo 616 km²

Largest cities: Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga

Calling code: +64

Internet TLD: .nz