New Zealand
Wellington · Australasia
New Zealand is a country in Oceania. Its capital city is Wellington, the official currency is the New Zealand Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 5.2 million people spread over 270,467 km², New Zealand is the 122nd most populous country in the world and the 75th largest by area. That works out at about 19 people per square kilometre.
New Zealand has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The highest point in the country is Aoraki / Mount Cook, at 3,724 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Gabon, while its population is closest to that of Costa Rica.
- Capital
- Wellington
- Region
- Australasia
- Population
- 5,200,000
- Area
- 270,467 km²
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Aoraki / Mount Cook
3,724 m - Land borders
- 0
New Zealand: things worth knowing
- New Zealand was among the last large landmasses settled by humans, reached by Polynesians around 1300.
- It was the first country to grant women the vote in national elections, in 1893.
- Wellington is the southernmost capital city of any sovereign state.
New Zealand in context
Oceania has 14 sovereign countries in total. New Zealand ranks 3rd among them by population.
See the full list of Oceania countries, or browse all 195 countries.