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NEW   ZEALAND                                                                 
Official Name  : New Zealand / Aotearoa  Area: 280 thousand square kilometres  Capital: Wellington  Population: about 3,6 mln , 86% lives in cities  Important Ethnic Groups: European 73%, Maori 12%, Polinesians 4%, other 11%  Official Languages: English, Maori  Important Religions: Anglicanism 22%, Presbyterianism 16%, Roman Catholicism 15%, other 26%, None 21%
GOVERNMENT New Zealand is a democratic country with its own parliament. However, it is part of the British Commonwealth, and therefore the official head of state is Elizabeth II, the queen of England, Scotland and Wales. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give the vote to women in 1893, to have old age pensions and the eight-hour working day.
GEOGRAPHY
New Zealand, in the South Pacific, consists of two large islands plus other smaller islands. North Island has a warm climate and there is quite a lots of volcanic activity. South Island is cooler and has a higher rainfall, in the South Island there are the Southern Alps with Mount Cook  ( 3754 m) the highest mountain in New Zealand .
 
 
 
WILDLIFE
New Zealand was cut off from the rest of the land on Earth for 80 million years  and has  some inique animals and plants. The tuatara  is a reptile that has survived from the era of  the dinosaurs. The weta is the largest and  heaviest insect in the world and the kiwi (the  symbol of New Zealand) is a large bird which cannot fly .
 
 
 
ECONOMY New Zealand has some industry but  agriculture is more important – there  are 55 million sheep, 8 million cows  and 1 million goats.
 
 
 
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  • 1. NEW ZEALAND                                                              
  • 2. Official Name : New Zealand / Aotearoa Area: 280 thousand square kilometres Capital: Wellington Population: about 3,6 mln , 86% lives in cities Important Ethnic Groups: European 73%, Maori 12%, Polinesians 4%, other 11% Official Languages: English, Maori Important Religions: Anglicanism 22%, Presbyterianism 16%, Roman Catholicism 15%, other 26%, None 21%
  • 3. GOVERNMENT New Zealand is a democratic country with its own parliament. However, it is part of the British Commonwealth, and therefore the official head of state is Elizabeth II, the queen of England, Scotland and Wales. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give the vote to women in 1893, to have old age pensions and the eight-hour working day.
  • 5. New Zealand, in the South Pacific, consists of two large islands plus other smaller islands. North Island has a warm climate and there is quite a lots of volcanic activity. South Island is cooler and has a higher rainfall, in the South Island there are the Southern Alps with Mount Cook ( 3754 m) the highest mountain in New Zealand .
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  • 10. New Zealand was cut off from the rest of the land on Earth for 80 million years and has some inique animals and plants. The tuatara is a reptile that has survived from the era of the dinosaurs. The weta is the largest and heaviest insect in the world and the kiwi (the symbol of New Zealand) is a large bird which cannot fly .
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  • 14. ECONOMY New Zealand has some industry but agriculture is more important – there are 55 million sheep, 8 million cows and 1 million goats.
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