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New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, popularly translated as Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the foreign affairs of the self-governing countries of the Cook Islands and Niue, and administers the dependency of Tokelau.
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| National motto: None. Formerly "Onward" | ||||
| Official languages | English, Mori, NZSL | |||
| Capital | Wellington | |||
| Largest city | Auckland | |||
| QueenThe British Monarch serves as New Zealand's Head of State, currently Queen Elizabeth II. However, the monarch is given the title Queen of New Zealand and is leagally considered a distinct monarch from the monarch of the United Kingdom. This has been the c | Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee in 2002, wearing her Canadian orders) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), styled HM The Queen (born April 21, 1926) is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland an | |||
| Governor-GeneralThe Governor-General of New Zealand is the local representative of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. The position of the Governor-General is similar to that in other Commonwea | Dame Silvia CartwrightDame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE (nee Poulter) (born November 7, 1943) is New Zealand's second female Governor-General, and as the Queen's representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington. She is a graduate of the Universit | |||
| Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of New Zealand is most senior officer in the Government of New Zealand. Responsibilities and powers The role of the Prime Minister is not formally defined, being based on constitutional convention rather than specific legislation. Accor | Helen ClarkThis entry is about the New Zealand Prime Minister. For others, see Helen Clark (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Helen Elizabeth Clark (born February 26, 1950) has served as Prime Minister of New Zealand since December 1999. Leader of the New Zealan | |||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total - % water | Ranked 73rdHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 268,680 kmē Negligible | |||
| Population - Total ( 2004) - Density | Ranked 120th 4,061,300 15/kmē | |||
| Independence - Date | From the UK September 26, 1907 | |||
| GDP (PPP) - Total ( 2003) - GDP/head | Ranked 45th $85.26 billion $21,600 | |||
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | |||
| Time zones | UTC +12 NZST UTC +13 NZDT (Oct-Mar)
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| National anthems | God Defend New Zealand God Save The Queen(Officially but not in practice) | |||
| National flower | Kowhai | |||
| Internet TLD | .nz | |||
| Calling Code | +64 | |||