What continent does New Zealand come from?

New Zealand, known as the hometown of long white clouds, belongs to Oceania and is located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean. Its territory consists of two islands, the South Island and the North Island, separated by the Cook Strait. The South Island is adjacent to Antarctica, and the North Island faces Fiji and Tonga. Wellington, the capital, and Auckland, the largest city, are located in the North Island. It is a country in the South Pacific, and its political system is constitutional monarchy mixed with British parliamentary democracy. Now it is a member of the Commonwealth.

1769, British navy captain james cook and his crew became the first Europeans to set foot on New Zealand land. Later, people who fished seals and whales also came here, and missionaries quickly followed, and settlements began to be gradually established. After that, Britain immigrated to New Zealand in large numbers and declared its occupation. 1840 became a British colony. 1907 became a dominion of Britain. 1947 became a sovereign country and is now a member of the Commonwealth.

There are 65,438+065,438+0 districts, 5 single jurisdictions and 67 district administrative bodies (including 65,438+03 city halls, 53 district councils and the chatham islands Parliament). 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. China has a total population of 4.64 million (20 15 1 1 month). 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). 48.9% of the residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-New Zealand