Explore New Zealand in Oceania - New Zealand Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
New Zealand with its capital Wellington is located in Oceania (Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 268,681 square kilometres (about the size of Colorado) with 4,154,000 citizens. English and Maori are the the official languages used in New Zealand.
Pictures from Wellington (Capital) 
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Light and shade
© Eva Kaprinay
Loneliness - Magány
© Eva Kaprinay
Blues
© Eva Kaprinay
The photographer's photo
© Eva Kaprinay
At the seal colony -...
© Eva Kaprinay
About New Zealand
The topography features predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains. The average density of population is about 15 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with sharp regional contrasts. Potential natural disasters are earthquakes are common, though usually not severe or volcanic activity.
To reach someone in New Zealand dial +64 prior to a number. There are 1,870,000 installed telephones. And there are 4,700,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".nz". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 18 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of New Zealand
New Zealand Tourism Information
Official Tourism Office
Website: New Zealand Tourism
Conventions and Incentives New Zealand
P.O. Box 31 202
Takapuna, Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 486 4128
Fax: +64 9 486 4126
Unesco World Heritage Properties
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands consist of five island groups (the Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island) in the Southern Ocean south-east of New...
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
The landscape in this park, situated in south-west New Zealand, has been shaped by successive glaciations into fjords, rocky coasts, towering cliffs, lakes and waterfalls. Two-thirds of the park is...
Tongariro National Park
In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in New Zealand
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in New Zealand has declined over the last 10 years by 0.7 births per thousand from 14.5 in 2001 to 13.8 in 2010. Currently, 58,724 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in New Zealand has declined over the last 10 years by 0.6 deaths per thousand from 7.3 in 2001 to 7.1 in 2010. Currently, 30,191 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in New Zealand is growing at an rate of 0.9% (or by 38,313 citizens). Each year 9,780 people enter this country (or 2.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.67%. Or an total increase of 28,533 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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