Which country does New Zealand belong to?

New Zealand is a South Pacific country, and its political system is constitutional monarchy mixed with British parliamentary democracy. Now it is a member of the Commonwealth.

New Zealand is a highly developed capitalist country and one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The World Bank ranks New Zealand as one of the most convenient countries to do business in the world, and its economy has successfully transformed from an agriculture-based economy to an industrialized free market economy with international competitiveness. ?

Extended data:

1, location

New Zealand is located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, about 1600 km southeast of Australia, between Antarctica and the equator, facing Australia across tasman sea in the west, and bordering New Caledonia, Tonga and Fiji in the north. Geographical coordinates are between 34 ~ 47 south latitude and174 ~ 62 east longitude.

2. Climate

New Zealand has a temperate maritime climate, and the seasons are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere. The temperature difference between the four seasons is not big, plants grow luxuriantly, the forest coverage rate reaches 29%, and natural pastures or farms account for half of the land area. The vast forests and pastures make New Zealand a veritable green kingdom.

3. Administrative divisions

There are 65,438+065,438+0 large regions, 5 single jurisdictions and 67 district administrations (including 65,438+03 city halls, 53 district councils and the chatham islands Municipal Assembly). The main cities are: Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch (Christchurch), Hamilton, Dunedin and so on. In addition, New Zealand has Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and other colonies.

4. Population

The total population of New Zealand is 49 1 0,000 (20 1 9,1month). Among them, 74% are descendants of European immigrants, 65,438+05% are Maori, 65,438+02% are Asians, and 7% are Pacific islanders (some of them have multi-ethnic identity). The official languages are English and Maori. 48.9% of the residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism.

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