Facts
Land area: 103,734 sq mi (268,671 sq km);
total area: 103,737 sq mi (268,680 sq km)
Population (2008 est.): 4,154,311
growth rate: 0.9%);
birth rate: 13.4/1000;
infant mortality rate: 5.5/1000;
life expectancy: 79.1;
density per sq km: 15
Demographics
Government Type: parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General Anand Satyanand
Head of State: Prime Minister John Key
Legislature: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 members are elected by proportional representation and party lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previous president, 1 seat for the runner-up in previous presidential electio
Voting Age: 18 years of age; universal
Capital Name: Wellington
Geographic Coordinates: 41 28 S, 174 51 E
Time Difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Daylight Saving Time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
Religion:
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33%
Ethnic Make-up:
New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
Demographics
Government Type: parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General Anand Satyanand
Head of State: Prime Minister John Key
Legislature: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 members are elected by proportional representation and party lists to serve five-year terms; 1 seat for the previous president, 1 seat for the runner-up in previous presidential electio
Voting Age: 18 years of age; universal
Capital Name: Wellington
Geographic Coordinates: 41 28 S, 174 51 E
Time Difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Daylight Saving Time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
Religion:
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33%
Ethnic Make-up:
New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
