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🗺️ Wellington, New Zealand
Capital city
📍 -41.2865°, 174.7762°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalWellington
TimezoneUTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population5.2M
LanguagesEnglish (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign...
Governmentparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideLeft
Electrical PlugsType I (230V)
Internet Code.nz
Internet Users96%
GDP per Capita$48,200
🌍 Geography
LocationOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Size Comparisonalmost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado
Climatetemperate with sharp regional contrasts
Terrainpredominately mountainous with large coastal plains
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsEuropean 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander...
ReligionsChristian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, o...
Median Age38.1 years
Life Expectancy82.9 years
National HolidayWaitangi Day, 6 February (1840)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook