NEW ZEALAND: general data

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NEW ZEALAND

general data of the country

General useful information

Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.

Nation and population

official name (short form): New Zealand

country code ISO: NZ //; - FIPS: NZ

location: Southwest Pacific, South Oceania

time zone: +12 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time]

surface (land) area: 267844 sq.km = 103736 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi

geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 33° S / South: 53° S / East: 173° E / West: 160° E

borders (land): none

borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean / length: 5650 km

climate: from temperate (s) to subtropical (n)

Government

independent since: 1907-09-26

type of government: republic within the British Commonwealth

capital: Wellington

administrative division: county (91, 93?)

Population

population according to the latest census (2001): 3737,277

total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 3819,762; or: 3831,000

population density: 14 per sq.km = 36 per sq.mi

population growth: 1% //; - doubling time: 81 years

birth rate: 14 -17 per 1000

death rate: 8 per 1000

fertility rate: 2 children per female

maternal mortality: 8,3 per 100,000

infant mortality (1-4 years): 1 per 1000

life expectancy: 78 years (male: 75; female: 81)

age breakdown: 0-14 years: 23% //; - 15-59 years: 62% //; - 60+ years: 19%

urbanisation: 86% //; - urbanisation growth: 1,9%

percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 30%

Ethnic composition, language, religion

ethnic groups: New Zealand European 72%; Maori 14,2%; Pacific Polynesians 4,8%

languages: English, Maori (both official)

religious affiliation: Anglican 17%; Presbyterian 15%; Roman-Catholic 13%; Methodist 3%; non religeous 25%; other 27%

Health

daily food intake: 3315 calories per capita

population with access to safe water: 87%

people per physician: 318

people per hospital bed: 164

Education, literacy

school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100%

school enrolment: secondary education: 88%

school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 41%

adult literacy: virtually 100% (male: %; female: %)

Economy and infrastructure

Economy and trade

currency: New Zealand dollar = 100 cents

annual inflation rate: 1,5%

population below poverty line: %

Gross Domestic Product: USD 14340 per capita

GNI USD 12990 per capita //; - [ppp: 18530]

GDP growth: 1,8%

income: USD 12140 per capita

import: USD 13958 per capita //; - export: USD 13745 per capita

trade: USD 5615 per capita //; - or 55% of GDP

trade partners: AU US JP GB DE KR TW

human development index: 0,913 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 19

female labour force: 45%

unemployment: 6%

tourism: 1,6 million

Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy

land use: arable land: 14% //; - grass land: 50% //; - wooded area: 28% //; - arid land and desert: %

agriculture: labour force: 10% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 9%

agricultural products: wool, cheese, butter, meat, fish, fruits, cereals, potatoes, timber

livestock (million): cattle: 9 / goats: 0,3 / horses: 0,08 / pigs: 0,4 / poultry: 13 / sheep: 45

fish catch: 669267 metric tonnes

industry: labour force: 20% //; - part of industry in GDP: 27%

industrial products: high-tech manufacturing, food processing, textiles, machinery

mining products: coal, oil, natural gas, iron, gold, silica sand

CO2 emission per capita: 7,9

services: labour force: 70% //; - part of services in GDP: 64%

energy use (kg per capita): 4770

electricity use (per capita): 8426

annual water use (per capita): 589

Traffic, communication

road network: 93278 km //; - of which paved: 73% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km

vehicles: 526 per 1000

railways: 3915 km //; - railways passenger/km: 458

navigable inland waterways: 1609 km

ownership telephone: 479 - 490 per 1000

ownership radio receivers: 866 - 1027 per 1000

ownership tv-sets: 497-518 per 1000

newspaper circulation: 297 per 1000

persons per post office:

personal computers: 360 per 1000

Some physical landmarks

mountains: (South Island): Mt. Cook 3754 m, Tasman 3497, Dampier 3440, Silberhorn 3300

mountains (North Island): Ruapehu 2797 m, Taranaki (Mt. Egmont) 2518, Ngauruhoe 2287

lowest point: sea level / bottom of Lake Hauroko: 306 m below sea level; this lake is with 462 m the deepest in NZ

lakes (natural): Taupo 606 sq.km, Waikaremoana 541, Te Anau 352, Wakatipu 293

lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown

lakes (deepest): 462 m: Lake Hauroko; the bottom is 306 m below sea level

rivers: Waikato 425 km, Clutha/Matau 322, Whanganui 290, Taieri 288 // canals: none

waterfalls: Helena 271 m, Sutherland (more than 1 leap) 580

caves: longest system: / deepest: Nettlebed, Mt. Arthur 889 m

islands: North + South Island; Stewart Island and some other dependencies

deserts: none

other natural features: glacier: Tasman, with a length of 29 km

Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information

other important features:

apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's

primary sources used for the general information:

BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks

particulars concerning population data:

the data of the 19th century differ because of ex- or including the Maori population

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