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New Zealand
Aotearoa  (Māori)
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: "God Defend New Zealand"
"God Save the Queen"1
CapitalWellington
41°17′S 174°27′E / 41.283°S 174.45°E / -41.283; 174.45
Largest cityAuckland2
Official languagesEnglish (98%)3
Māori (4.2%)3
NZ Sign Language (0.6%)3
Ethnic groups 78% European/Other
14.6% Maori
9.2% Asian
6.9% Pacific peoples
DemonymNew Zealander, Kiwi (colloquial)
GovernmentParliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
 - Head of StateHM Queen Elizabeth II
 - Governor-GeneralAnand Satyanand
 - Prime MinisterJohn Key
 - SpeakerLockwood Smith
 - Chief JusticeSian Elias
Independencefrom the United Kingdom 
 - 1st Parliament25 May 18544 
 - Dominion26 September 19074 
 - Statute of Westminster11 December 1931 (adopted 25 November 1947) 
 - Constitution Act 198613 December 1986 
Area
 - Total268,680 km2 (75th)
103,738 sq mi 
 - Water (%)2. Goglevideos 1
Population
 - September 2008 estimate4,280,0005 (122nd (2008))
 - 2006 census4,027,9476 
 - Density15/km2 (204th)
39/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2007 estimate
 - Total$112. 703 billion 
 - Per capita$26,610 
GDP (nominal)2007 estimate
 - Total$128.711 billion 
 - Per capita$30,390 
Gini (1997)36.2 (medium) 
HDI (2007)▲ 0.943 (high) (19th)
CurrencyNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Time zoneNZST9 (UTC+12)
 - Summer (DST)NZDT (UTC+13)
(Sep to Apr)
Drives on theleft
Internet TLD.nz10
Calling code64
1 "God Save the Queen" is officially a national anthem but is generally used only on regal and vice-regal occasions. 
2 Auckland is the largest urban area; Auckland City is the largest incorporated city.
3 Percentages do not add to 100% because some people speak more than one language. They exclude unusable responses and those who spoke no language (e.g. too young to talk).
4 There is a multitude of dates that could be considered to mark independence (see Independence of New Zealand).
5 National Population Estimates: September 2008 quarter.
6 Number of people who usually live in New Zealand.
7 IMF GDP PPP Report for selected countries.
8 IMF GDP report for selected countries.
9 The Chatham Islands have a separate time zone, 45 minutes ahead of the rest of New Zealand.
10 The territories of Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau have their own cctlds, .nu, .ck and .tk respectively.

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing but in free association); Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica).

New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, situated about 2000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.

The population is mostly