| New Zealand Aotearoa (Māori) | |
| 1854 – | |
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| Anthem: "God Defend New Zealand" | |
| Geographical location: | |
 Location of New Zealand. | |
| Capital: |
Wellington |
| Official languages: | English, Maori 1 |
| Government: - Prime Minister: - Governor General: - Speaker of the House: |
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy John Key (N) Sir Anand Satyanand Dr Lockwood Smith |
| Area: | 268,680 sq km (75th) |
| Population: | 4,291,9006 (122nd) |
| GDP (PPP): - Total: - Per capita: |
2007 estimate $13.543 trillion (1st) $43,444 (4th) |
| GDP (nominal): - Total: - Per capita: |
2007 estimate $112.703 billion $26,610 |
| Gini (2006): | 36.2 |
| Currency: | New Zealand dollar ($) (NZD "$") |
New Zealand — commonly referred to as N.Z. — is a Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy comprising of two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.
History[]
Contemporary era[]
Government and elections[]
Parties, ideology and politics[]
New Zealand Operates under a MMP Multi-Party System. the two largest parties are Labour and National, with several smaller parties like Act, NZ First and the Maori Party.
Foreign relations[]
The United States[]
New Zealand's Relationship with the United States was sorely affected by the Nuclear-free stance New Zealand adopted in the late 1980's.
Fiji[]
Relations with Fiji were sorely affected by the 2003 Coup led by Commodore Frank Badimarana.