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New Zealand

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4.37 million

Population. Ranked 125th in 2013.

$37,749.44

GDP per capita. Ranked 22nd in 2012.

Largest city Auckland - 1,241,800
Capital city Wellington - 370,000
Major language English, Maori
Major religion Christianity
Monetary unit New Zealand dollar
Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general
Prime minister John Key
Alternative names New Zealand
Groups Group object, Group object, Group object, Group object, Group object, Group object, Group object, Group object

New Zealand Map

267,710 sq km

Sq. km. Ranked 73th in 2008.

New Zealand ranks highly for:
1st for Crime > Rape victims 2nd for Crime > Rapes > Per capita 3rd for Health > Blood types > O negative 3rd for Crime > Burglaries 3rd for Education > Average years of schooling of adults 4th for Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro 5th for Media > Internet > Users per 1000 5th for Crime > Total crimes per 1000 6th for Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 7th for Crime > Assault rate
New Zealand ranks low for:
1st last for Crime > Police officers 3rd last for Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air pollution 3rd last for Military > Global Peace Index 4th last for Crime > Murders with firearms 7th last for Crime > Murders with firearms per million 9th last for Crime > Murders > Per capita 11th last for Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index 16th last for Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people 16th last for Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 17th last for Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate

Interesting observations about New Zealand

  • New Zealand ranked third for age structure > 65 years and over amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • New Zealand ranked first for agricultural growth amongst High income OECD countries in 2007.
  • New Zealand ranked first for school life expectancy > primary to tertiary education > male globally in 2013.
  • New Zealand ranked first for internet > internet users > per 100 people amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • New Zealand ranked first for cereal yield > kg per hectare amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2008.
  • New Zealand ranked third last for population amongst English speaking countries in 2013.
  • New Zealand has ranked last for red tape > time required to start a business > days since 2008.

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