Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:58 PM

SERIAL · 554Oceania

New Zealand

CapitalWellington

CurrencyNZD · New Zealand dollar

LanguageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori

Since1841

ISONZL · NZ

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in the Pacific Ocean

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It comprises two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

Text: Wikipedia — New ZealandCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Wellington
Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Official language: English, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +64
Licence plate code: NZ
Top-level domain: .nz
Independence / founding: 03 May 1841
Highest point: Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m)
Lowest point: Taieri Plain
Anthem: God Defend New Zealand

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

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— PEOPLE —

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— MONEY —

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— HEALTH —

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— LEARNING —

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— WORK —

Men in the labour force

74.7%% of men aged 15+

#52 of 1862025

107% of world average

Labour force

3.1Mpeople

#108 of 1862025

15% of world average

Working in agriculture

5.4%% of employment

#129 of 1862025

25% of world average

Working in industry

19.9%% of employment

#81 of 1862025

102% of world average

Working in services

74.6%% of employment

#37 of 1862025

128% of world average

Self-employed

18.4%% of employment

#130 of 1862025

48% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

83.4%% of labour force

#30 of 1712020

110% of world average

Employed

66.8%% aged 15+

#29 of 1862025

118% of world average

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— CONNECTED —

People online

93.5%% of population

#41 of 2072024

131% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

130per 100 people

#59 of 2102024

112% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

38per 100 people

#31 of 2082024

209% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#103 of 2132024

73% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#75 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#37 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

7,989kWh per person

#18 of 1492024

189% of world average

Energy used per person

3,557kg oil equivalent per person

#24 of 1492024

158% of world average

Air passengers carried

15.0Mpassengers

#44 of 1652023

58% of world average

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Air freight

768million tonne-km

#36 of 1632023

59% of world average

Rail network

3,908route-km

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37% of world average

Rail passengers

802million passenger-km

#47 of 782020

3% of world average

Container port traffic

3.4MTEU

#39 of 1672024

62% of world average

Research and development spending

1.5%% of GDP

#28 of 1272023

159% of world average

Patent applications by residents

330count

#53 of 1422021

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

8,096count

#51 of 1972023

49% of world average

Tourists arriving

996,000count

#98 of 1942020

19% of world average

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— EXTRAS —

Anthem

God Defend New ZealandAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Wellington · approx. UTC+12

Neighbours

New Zealand has no land borders

Landmarks

New Zealand Subantarctic IslandsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tongariro National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Ernest RutherfordNew Zealand physicist (1871–1937)

Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)

Russell CroweNew Zealand actor

James CameronCanadian filmmaker (born 1954)

Jacinda ArdernPrime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)

Peter JacksonNew Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961)

RoséSouth Korean-New Zealand singer (born 1997)

Helen ClarkPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008

LordeNew Zealand singer, songwriter and producer (born 1996)

John KeyPrime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016

Maurice WilkinsNew Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

History

03 May 1841New Zealand — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population5.3M2025

GDP$264.06B2025

GDP per person$49,5912025