New Zealand: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About New Zealand

Population

With a birth growth rate at 1.06%, the median age is 37.20 years. Around 4,724,180 people live in this country, or 0.0634% of all people on earth.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: English, Maori. Country territory measures 270,467 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Christchurch, Auckland, Howick, Rodney, Franklin. This nation's capital is Wellington.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Bacon and egg pie, lamb, pavlova. This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Tongariro National Park, Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 20 years (including tertiary education). You can find famous universities here like University of Auckland, University of Otago, University of Canterbury, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington.

Economy

The currency ISO code is NZD and the currency symbol is $. It is ranked 48# in the world with a GDP of $249,885,687,029 USD in 2021. In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 7.10$ (corresponding to $4.43 USD).

Good to know

The ISO code is NZ, the country's websites have the domain name ".nz", telephone numbers begin with +64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand is a good place to find out more details on this country.

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