New Zealand -
Aotearoa
geography
Area 267,515 sq.km.
Two mountainous main islands 1,600 km southeast of Australia.
population
2000 3,861,905
2010 4,207,078
2025 4,694,964
Nearly 75% of the population live in the North Island.
capital
Wellington 350,000.
Other major city: Auckland 1.1mil. About 30% of the population live in the Auckland area.
Urbanites 84%
people
Roughly 15% of the population would consider themselves of mor than one race.
European 77%
Polynesian 18.2%
Asian 4.3%
Other 0.5%
literacy
99%
Official languages: English, Maori.
religion
Freedom of religion
No established church
Religions Population% Christian 61.71 Non-Religious 35.00 Buddhist/Chinese 1.13 Hindu 0.95 Muslim 0.46 Other 0.40 Jewish 0.17 Baha'i 0.09 Sikh 0.09
Religions
Christian
Non-Religious
Buddhist/Chinese
Hindu
Muslim
Other
Jewish
Baha'I
Sikh |
Population %
61.71
35.00
1.13
0.95
0.46
0.40
0.17
0.09
0.09 |
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