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          AREA ................................................
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          268.680 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          3.993.817 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          14,9 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Wellington 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          English (official), Maori (official)
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          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)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          New Zealand dollar (NZD)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          23413 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,655 (19th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Pacific Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Aoraki-Mount Cook 3754 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          26 September 1907 (from UK)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .nz
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +64
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