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New Zealand - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Wellington   2,500,000  
Auckland   952,000  
Christchurch   324,000  
Napier-Hastings   115,000  
Dunedin   113,000  
Hamilton   156,000  



Total population (millions): 4.1
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 86%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.3%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 270,530


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Native European88 %
Maori 8.9 %
Polynesian3 %
Other 0.1 %




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Wellington


GMT+12 in winter, GMT+13 in summer


Languages


Official languages: English and Maori
English is spoken by most inhabitants (between 80% and 95%). But the two official languages are English and Maori.
English is the business language.

Free translation tools in New-Zealand :


Religion


Religious practises : Protestants 29%
Anglicans 24.2%
Catholics 15%
Others 31.8%.


Political system


New Zealand is an independent sovereign State since 1947, and a member state of the Commonwealth since 1907. It is a constitutional monarchy and the British Crown is represented by a General Governor appointed for five years (last nomination in 2001). The Executive power is held by a cabinet, composed of twenty Ministers, and presided by the Prime Minister. The Parliament is composed of one Chamber, the House of Representatives, which counts 120 members elected for 3 years. The government and the official administrations are in Wellington, the capital of the country.
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
General Governor: Ram Silvia Cartwright, since 2001
Prime Minister: Helen Clark (NZLP - Labour Party), since December 6, 1999.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in New-Zealand 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 2045   2104   2348   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


For more information about tourism in New-Zealand , check out the following web site(s) :
New Zealand Tourism Board
Official Tourism NZ site


Food


Traditional dishes


In New Zealander food, there are a lot of meat-based dishes (beef, pork and lamb). There is also a large variety of vegetables, of which the Kumara is the local potato. Finally, there is also a large variety of fishes.
Pavlova: traditional dessert prepared with meringue, cream and fresh fruits.
There is a large variety of wines and alcohols, renowned worldwide.

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