New Zealand, NZ

New Zealand: Independent country in Oceania, situated on two main and around 600 smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean

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Population :	4,942,500
Country :	New Zealand
Head of government :	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Plate code :	NZ
Area :	268021 km²
Official name :	New Zealand, Nouvelle-Zélande
Has part :	Waiheke Island
Continent :	Oceania
Easternmost point :	Point(178.55051479 -37.69226391)
Northernmost point :	Point(-172.52 -8.53)
Legislative body :	New Zealand Parliament
Named for :	Zeeland
Official language :	English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Capital :	Okiato, Wellington, Auckland
Establishment :	January 01, 1970 (117 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+13:00, UTC+13:45, UTC+12:00, UTC−11:00, UTC−10:00, UTC+12:45
Local time :	00:19:24 (22nd November 2024)

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Geography

New Zealand is located at 42°0'0"S 174°0'0"E (-42.0, 174.0).

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The largest city of New Zealand is Wellington with a population of 418,500. Other cities include, Auckland population 417,910, Tauranga population 135,000, Dunedin population 114,347 and Lower Hutt population 102,700. See all New Zealand cities & populated places.

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Marlborough District
Gisborne District
Canterbury Region
Nelson Region
Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Taranaki Region
Auckland Region
Hawke's Bay Region
West Coast Region
Waikato Region
Bay of Plenty Region
Southland Region
Tasman District
Wellington Region
Northland Region
Chatham Islands Council
Otago Region

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	2,371,800	-	(Worldbank)
1961	2,419,700	1.98%	(Worldbank)
1962	2,482,000	2.51%	(Worldbank)
1963	2,531,800	1.97%	(Worldbank)
1964	2,585,400	2.07%	(Worldbank)
1965	2,628,400	1.64%	(Worldbank)
1966	2,675,900	1.78%	(Worldbank)
1967	2,724,100	1.77%	(Worldbank)
1968	2,748,100	0.87%	(Worldbank)
1969	2,772,800	0.89%	(Worldbank)
1970	2,810,700	1.35%	(Worldbank)
1971	2,853,000	1.48%	(Worldbank)
1972	2,903,900	1.75%	(Worldbank)
1973	2,961,300	1.94%	(Worldbank)
1974	3,023,700	2.06%	(Worldbank)
1975	3,083,100	1.93%	(Worldbank)
1976	3,110,500	0.88%	(Worldbank)
1977	3,120,200	0.31%	(Worldbank)
1978	3,121,200	0.03%	(Worldbank)
1979	3,109,000	-0.39%	(Worldbank)
1980	3,112,900	0.13%	(Worldbank)
1981	3,124,900	0.38%	(Worldbank)
1982	3,156,100	0.99%	(Worldbank)
1983	3,199,300	1.35%	(Worldbank)
1984	3,227,100	0.86%	(Worldbank)
1985	3,247,100	0.62%	(Worldbank)
1986	3,246,300	-0.02%	(Worldbank)
1987	3,274,400	0.86%	(Worldbank)
1988	3,283,400	0.27%	(Worldbank)
1989	3,299,200	0.48%	(Worldbank)
1990	3,329,800	0.92%	(Worldbank)
1991	3,495,100	4.73%	(Worldbank)
1992	3,531,700	1.04%	(Worldbank)
1993	3,572,200	1.13%	(Worldbank)
1994	3,620,000	1.32%	(Worldbank)
1995	3,673,400	1.45%	(Worldbank)
1996	3,732,000	1.57%	(Worldbank)
1997	3,781,300	1.3%	(Worldbank)
1998	3,815,000	0.88%	(Worldbank)
1999	3,835,100	0.52%	(Worldbank)
2000	3,857,700	0.59%	(Worldbank)
2001	3,880,500	0.59%	(Worldbank)
2002	3,948,500	1.72%	(Worldbank)
2003	4,000,000	1.29%	estimation process
2004	4,087,500	2.14%	(Worldbank)
2005	4,133,900	1.12%	(Worldbank)
2006	4,184,600	1.21%	(Worldbank)
2007	4,223,800	0.93%	(Worldbank)
2008	4,259,800	0.85%	(Worldbank)
2009	4,302,600	0.99%	(Worldbank)
2010	4,350,700	1.11%	(Worldbank)
2011	4,384,000	0.76%	(Worldbank)
2012	4,408,100	0.55%	(Worldbank)
2013	4,442,100	0.77%	estimation process
2014	4,509,700	1.5%	estimation process
2015	4,595,700	1.87%	estimation process
2016	4,693,200	2.08%	estimation process
2017	4,793,700	2.1%	estimation process
2018	4,885,300	1.88%	estimation process
2019	4,942,500	1.16%	estimation process

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