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New Zealand

41.0S 174.0E · 20 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
THE TREATY OF WAITANGI · 6 FEBRUARY 1840
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1970 – present · The Māori renaissance and bicultural New Zealand
4 EVENTS
1975 · Waitangi Tribunal established 2 REFS
1987 · Te reo Māori made official 2 REFS
1914 – 1970 · Nationhood, the world wars, and the welfare state
3 EVENTS
1938 · The welfare state 2 REFS
25 November 1947 · Statute of Westminster adopted 2 REFS
1872 – 1914 · Colony, women's suffrage, and Dominion
3 EVENTS
19 September 1893 · Women win the vote 2 REFS
26 September 1907 · New Zealand becomes a Dominion 2 REFS
1840 – 1872 · The Treaty of Waitangi, the New Zealand Wars, and confiscation
3 EVENTS
6 February 1840 · Treaty of Waitangi signed 3 REFS
1860–1872 · The New Zealand Wars 2 REFS
1642 – 1840 · European contact, missionaries, and the musket wars
4 EVENTS
December 1642 · Abel Tasman sights New Zealand 3 REFS
6 October 1769 · James Cook charts the islands 3 REFS
c. 1300 – 1642 CE · The Polynesian voyage and the making of the Māori world
3 EVENTS
c. 1300 CE · Polynesian voyagers settle Aotearoa 3 REFS
14th–15th centuries · The Māori world takes shape 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Wellington
Population
4.5 m
Area
270,467 km²
Region
Australia and New Zealand
Languages
English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Currency
New Zealand dollar ($)
Demonym
New Zealander
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$264 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$49,591’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.5%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.8%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
50.7%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.3 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
84.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.6’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
86.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
85.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
87.3’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
84.0’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
85.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
86.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
10.1%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.61’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
4.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
100.0%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
96.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
114.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
77.2%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
5,435’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
93.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
130’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
13.0%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
263,310 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
37.8%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
36.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
6.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
28.9%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.2%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$3.0 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
10,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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