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Country profilesNew Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Currency: Dollar (NZD)
- Time zone: GMT +13
- International dialling code: +64
- Driving: Left
- Area size: 268,680 km²
At a glance / quick facts
- Language: English and Maori are the official languages, with English dominant.
- Region: Asia-Pacific
- Latitude: -42.0000000
- Longitude: 174.0000000
- Religion: Anglican and other Protestant denominations dominate, with Catholic, Muslim and Maori church minorities.
- Climate: Temperate with sharp regional contrasts
- Ethnic Group: Some 77 percent of the population are descended from European settlers, 14 percent are Maori and 6 percent are of Pacific Islands descent.
Humanitarian profile
Rich and developed New Zealand is one of the 20-plus biggest national donors of humanitarian and development aid, but it is among the less generous in that group. The main beneficiaries of the nation’s aid funds are countries in Asia and Oceania. Floods and earthquakes are a concern.
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