| NEW ZEALAND
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| AREA
267,710 sq.km. (76th) |
POPULATION
4,401,916 (July 2014) (127th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 33.9 % 25 – 64yrs: 51.8 % 65yrs and over: 14.3 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
80.93 yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
6/170 (High)
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| National
G.D.P |
$158.7 billion (2014 est.) (71st)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$35,000 (2014 est.) (82nd)
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Currency |
New Zealand dollars (NZD) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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
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Airports
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Auckland Airport Blenheim Airport (Woodbourne) Christchurch International Airport Gisborne Airport Hamilton International Airport Invercargill Airport Napier Airport
Others See Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_New_Zealand |
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Airstrips |
Auckland Airstrips Hawke’s Bay Airstrips Northland Airstrips Tasman Airstrips
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Road Network
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94,202 km |
| Rail Network | 3,913 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
1/177 |
| Security
Rating |
5% (Stable)
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