PROFILE OF NEW ZEALAND

Official Name: New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Population: 4,290,347 (July 2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate:0.882% (2011 est.)
Current Local Time: 21hrs ahead of PST.
Languages: English, Maori, New Zealand Sign Language
Climate/Weather: Temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Major exports: dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
Total exports: $31.88 billion (2010 est.)
Major imports: machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
Total imports: $29.52 billion (2010 est.)
Leading markets: Australia 23.1%, China 11.2%, US 8.6%, Japan 7.8% (2010)
Leading suppliers: Australia 18.1%, China 16%, US 10.5%, Japan 7.4%, Germany 4.1% (2010)
Gross Domestic Product: $117.8 billion (purchasing power parity, 2010 est.)
GDP Real Growth: 1.5% (2010 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html)

 

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