New Zealand

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New Zealand

New Zealand
Oceania · Australia & New Zealand · Capital: Wellington

Quick facts about New Zealand

Official name	New Zealand
Capital	Wellington
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Australia & New Zealand
Population	5,200,000 people (world rank 121)
Area	270,467 km²
Density	19 people/km²
Share of world population	0.065% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$256.4 billion
Urbanisation	83.9% urban population
Life expectancy	81.8 years
Currency	New Zealand dollar ($) — NZD
Languages	English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Internet domain	`.nz`
Calling code	+64
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$49,302 · see world ranking
Internet Users	93.3% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	4.1 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	6.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	38.6% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means New Zealand did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -41°, 174°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.