New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND

AREA

267,710 sq.km. (76^th)

POPULATION

4,401,916 (July 2014) (127^th)

PLATFORM DATA

National

Demography

0 – 24yrs: 33.9 %

25 – 64yrs: 51.8 %

65yrs and over: 14.3 %

Life

Expectancy

80.93 yrs

Youth Development Index

6/170 (High)

National

G.D.P

$158.7 billion (2014 est.) (71^st)

Per Capital

Income

$35,000 (2014 est.) (82^nd)

Currency

New Zealand dollars (NZD)

Economic

Drivers

dairy products, meat and edible offal, logs and wood articles, fruit, crude oil, wine, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism

Official

Languages

English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official)

Other Local

Languages

Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, Other or not stated 20.5%

Climatic

Zone

temperate with sharp regional contrasts

Religious

Expression

Christian 44.3% (Catholic 11.6%, Anglican 10.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 7.8%, Methodist, 2.4%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other 9.9%), Hindu 2.1%, Buddhist 1.4%, Maori Christian 1.3%, Islam 1.1%, other religion 1.4% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha’i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 38.5%, not stated or unidentified 8.2%, objected to answering 4.1%

Christian Umbrella

Organization(s)

The National Council of Churches in New Zealand

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/national-council-of-churches

Airports

Auckland Airport

Blenheim Airport (Woodbourne)

Christchurch International Airport

Gisborne Airport

Hamilton International Airport

Invercargill Airport

Napier Airport