New Zealand

Capital: Wellington

Total Area: 103,737.93 sq mi,268,680.00 sq km,(about the size of Colorado)

Population: 3,864,129 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 4,842,397

Languages: English (official), Maori

Literacy: 99% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1980 est.)

Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)

Life Expectancy: 75.01 male, 81.1 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: parliamentary democracy

Currency: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents

GDP (per capita): $17,700 (2000 est.)

Industry: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining

Agriculture: wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, dairy products; fish

Arable Land: 9%

Natural Resources: natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone

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