| AREA ................................................ | 268.680 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 3.993.817 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 14,9 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Wellington | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | English (official), Maori (official) | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census) | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 23413 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,655 (19th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Pacific Ocean 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Aoraki-Mount Cook 3754 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 26 September 1907 (from UK) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .nz | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +64 |