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New Zealand

• Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
• Governor-General: Anand Satyanand (2006)
• Prime Minister: Helen Clark (1999)
• Area: 103,737 sq. mi. (268,680 sq. km) (excluding dependencies)
• Population (2006 est.): 4,076,140
• Capital (2003 est.): Wellington, 342,500 (metro area)
• Other large cities:  Auckland, 369,300 (metro. area), 359,500 (city proper); Christchurch, 334,100
• Monetary unit: New Zealand dollar
• Languages: English, Maori (both official)
• Ethnicity/race: European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Pacific Islander 4.4%, Asian 5.7%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8% (2001)
• Religions: Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 12%, Presbyterian 11%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 9%, none 26% (2001) Source:  Infoplease

Geyser in Rotorua

Bay of Islands, North Island

Endangered Kiwi

Farm near Hastings

Franz Joseph glacier

Lake Hawea

Lindis Pass

Matauri Bay

On the road in North Island

The Pacific Coast, South Island

Tree Ferns

Tuhua, Mayor Island

Piercy Island, Bay of Islands

Boling mud pools, Whakarewarewa Thermal Park

Milford Sound

Mt Cook

Lonnekers Bay, Stewart Island

Moeraki boulders

Tonga Bay, Abel Tasman National Park

Sunrise at Taupo

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Geyser in Rotorua

 

New Zealand's national anthem

 

	For more information on New Zealand click on the links below: Department of Conservation Destination Fiordland Biodiversity Hotspot Glacier Country Infoplease Languages of New Zealand Maori Legends and Myths Mt Cook (South Island) Northland (North Island) Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas Penguins in New Zealand Rotorua Stewart Island The Huruni Region (South Island) Webcams of New Zealand West Coast South Island Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
New Zealand's Governor General Anand Satyanand		New Zealand's national coat of arms