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🇳🇿 New Zealand
New Zealand
aka Aotearoa — endonym
5.3M
Population
World #123
270,467 km²
Land Area
World #77
$248.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #53
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Did You Know?
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New Zealand is the world's #123 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #77 globally by land area — covering about 0.18% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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It spans 2 timezones — from UTC+13:00 to UTC+13:45.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #53 worldwide with a GDP of $248.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 19.7 people per km² — world rank #205.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Wellington
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Phone Code
+64
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Internet TLD
.nz
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Nationality
New Zealand, NZ
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
NZ / NZL / 554
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Coordinates
-41.00°, 174.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$248.7 billion USD
World rank #53 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$46,700
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
19.7 /km²
World density rank #205
$
New Zealand dollar
NZD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
5,324,700
World rank #123 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
English • Māori • New Zealand Sign Language
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Demonym
New Zealander
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Māori
🗣️ New Zealand Sign Language
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
270,467 km²
0.18% of Earth's landmass • World #77
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (2)
UTC+13:00
Pacific/Auckland
NZDT — New Zealand Daylight Time
UTC+13:45
Pacific/Chatham
CHAST — Chatham Standard Time
“New Zealand” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NZ
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ISO Alpha-3
NZL
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
554
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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WikiData ID
Q664
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Also Spelled As
NZ • Aotearoa
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