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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 New Zealand 
 Main prefix
 ZL 
 Time zone
 +12 h 
 Continent
 Australia and Oceania 
 
          New Zealand          
 
 New Zealand 

 New Zealand - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          New Zealand          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation.
 
          New Zealand          
 
 New Zealand 
 Capital: 
Wellington
 Administrative
 divisions: 
11 regional councils, 5 unitary authorities* (combining the functions of a regional council and a territorial authority), and 1 special territorial authority**: Auckland*, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands**, Gisborne*, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough*, Nelson*, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman*, Waikato, Wellington, and West Coast.
 Population: 
3,908,037 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
English (official), Maori (official)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
41° 00' S, 174° 00' E
 Area total: 
268,680 sq. km
includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
 Land area: 
268,021 sq. km
 Water area: 
NA sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
15,134 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mount Cook 3,764 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.nz
 Currency: 
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
 Name -
 abbreviation: 
NZ
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
New Zealand
 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
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy
 Dependent
 areas: 
Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau
 National
 holiday: 
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
 
          New Zealand          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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