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Geographical location: group of islands on southwestern Pacific Ocean area
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NEW ZEALAND (Aotearoa)
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: group of islands on southwestern Pacific Ocean
AREA: 268,676 square km (103,736 sq. mi.)
POPULATION: about 4 million
POLITICAL DIVISION: 13 regions
CAPITAL: Wellington
CHIEF CITIES: Auckland, Christchurch
THE HIGHEST PEAK: Mount Cook (3764 m.)
CHIEF RIVERS: Waikato, Rangitaiki, Wanganui
CHIEF LAKES: Taupo, Tekapo, Pukaki, Hawea, Wanata
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English & Maori
CURRENCY: New Zealand dollar
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Sir Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford, Lucy Lawless, Ivan Mauger, Sam Neill, Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe
TYPICAL FAUNA: sheep, kiwi, Moa (extinct) |
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