New Zealand: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As Dominion of New Zealand • Aotearoa
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Christopher Luxon
Capital Wellington
Population (2024 est.) 5,378,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 1.643 New Zealand dollar
Head Of State British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor-General: Dame Alcyion Cynthia (Cindy) Kiro
Form Of Government constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (House of Representatives [120])
Official Languages English; Maori; New Zealand Sign Language1
Official Religion none
Official Name New Zealand (English); Aotearoa (Maori)
Total Area (Sq Km) 265,700
Total Area (Sq Mi) 102,587
Monetary Unit New Zealand dollar (NZ$)
Population Rank (2023) 126
Population Projection 2030 5,283,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2023) 50
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2023) 19.3
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2018) 83.7% • Rural: (2018) 16.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2017–2019) 80 years • Female: (2017–2019) 83.5 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2022) 248,333
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2022) 48,460
1Became official August 10, 2006.

Did You Know?

  • New Zealand's government built "castaway depots" on islands to provide future shipwreck survivors with food, shelter, and supplies.
  • Some of New Zealand's coins feature characters from The Hobbit.
  • New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote in 1893.
  • New Zealand's wetapunga, one of the heaviest insects in the world, can weigh more than a sparrow.

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