New Zealand

island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Climate
temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Terrain
predominately mountainous with large coastal plains
Natural resources
natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
People & Society
Languages
English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.)
Religions
Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Independence
26 September 1907 (from the UK)
National holiday
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840); Anzac Day, 25 April (1915)
Legal system
common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$257.117 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$48,200 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-0.1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.9% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.9% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
China 28%, USA 12%, Australia 12%, Japan 6%, S. Korea 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 20%, Australia 11%, USA 9%, S. Korea 7%, Japan 7% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of commonwealth realm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168,453 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: European New Zealanders[3], Māori[4], Asian New Zealanders[5], Pacific Islanders[6]
  • Country: New Zealand[7]
  • Head of government: Christopher Luxon[8]
  • Continent: Insular Oceania[9], Oceania[10], Australian continent[11]
  • Instance of: sovereign state[12], country[13], island country[14], country sometimes considered transcontinental[15]
  • Head of state: Charles III[16]
  • Capital: Wellington[17]
  • Official language: Māori[18], New Zealand Sign Language[19], English[20]
  • Currency: New Zealand dollar[21]
  • Shares border with: Australia[22]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .nz[23]
  • Anthem: God Defend New Zealand[24], God Save the King[25]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary monarchy[26], constitutional monarchy[27], unitary state[28]
  • Named after: Zeeland[29]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Northland Region[30], Auckland Region[31], Waikato Region[32], Bay of Plenty Region[33], Gisborne District[34], Taranaki Region[35], Manawatū-Whanganui Region[36], Hawke's Bay Region[37], Wellington Region[38], Marlborough District[39], Nelson Region[40], Tasman District[41], West Coast Region[42], Canterbury Region[43]
  • Follows: Colony of New Zealand[44]
  • Flag: Flag of New Zealand[45]
  • Legislative body: New Zealand Parliament[46]
  • Executive body: Government of New Zealand[47]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of New Zealand[48]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of New Zealand[49]
  • Part of: Australasia[50], Australia and New Zealand[51], Realm of New Zealand[52]
  • Commons category: New Zealand[53]
  • Licence plate code: NZ[54]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for New Zealand include New Zealanders[55], a human population[56]; Xanthocryptus novozealandicus[57], a taxon[58]; Blechnum novae-zelandiae[59], a taxon[60]; Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae[61], a taxon[62]; Fellaster zelandiae[63], a taxon[64]; it sole[65], a taxon[66]; Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae[67], a taxon[68]; and Mount New Zealand[69], a mountain[70].

Why It Matters

New Zealand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

Entities named for it include New Zealanders[55], a human population[56]; Xanthocryptus novozealandicus[57], a taxon[58]; Blechnum novae-zelandiae[59], a taxon[60]; Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae[61], a taxon[62]; Fellaster zelandiae[63], a taxon[64]; and it sole[65], a taxon[66].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [18] ↑ . legislation.govt.nz. legislation.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . Australia–New Zealand Maritime Treaty. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . mch.govt.nz. mch.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . mch.govt.nz. mch.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [3] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [70] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [72] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 349
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '
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  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000572
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  3. 7w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM455354
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  4. 8w ago · TTWIDEE · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → New Zealand
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Archive of our own tag: New Zealand"
  5. 9w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Commonwealth realm, dominion of the British Empire, sovereign state +4
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 3788, Add qualifier to Tolkien Gateway ID `New_Zealand`"
  6. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': -41.5001, 'lon': 172.8344}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinates of geographic center: 41°30'0.4"S, 172°50'3.8"E"
  7. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Permanent duplicated item → Q26331304
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  8. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/New_Zealand
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  9. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Noua Zeelandă.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Nuova Zelanda.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Nuova Zelanda.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  10. 14w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 11503
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 11503, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167482777|NEW ZEALAND (#167482777)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedi"
  11. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → LCd8U
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  12. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pares id → 92121
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  13. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-r71z-8NSy-gPZ9
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  14. 19w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-zealand
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: new-zealand, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952435|new zealand (#289952435)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  15. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → newzealand:New_Zealand, countries:New_Zealand, oceania:New_Zealand +3
    Inception → +1986-12-13T00:00:00Z, +1907-09-26T00:00:00Z, +1841-05-03T00:00:00Z +1
    Dbnl country id → nieuw02
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  16. 25w ago · Isicar · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Inception: 13 December 1986"
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