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COUNTRYFILE: NEWZEALANO ~~

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• Overthepast 20 years,NewZealandhaschangedfrom
  belnganagriculturaleconomytobeinganindustriaf,
  free-market,globaleconomy.


• Theeconomyfellintorecessionin2008.


• EveryNewZealanderisdescendedtromanimmigrant.
  TheMaorisarrived 600 yearsago,followedinthe19th
  centurybyimmigrantstromtheUK.Immigrantsfrom
  thePacificIslandsstartedtocomeinthe19605,and
  the 1980ssawmanyImmigrantsfromAsia. New
  Zealandisnawmadeupofpeopleframover 145 dif-
  ferentcountries.

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Import partners: Australia

20.7%, China 13.4%, US

9.7%,Japan9.5%,Singapore

4.9%,Germany4.7%(2007)

Export partners: Australia

22%,US11.5%,Japan9.2%,

China5.3%,UK4.6%(2007)

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Population:4,213,418(2009

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Populationgrowthperyear:

0.93%(2009est.) T ~

Population mix: European.... ~_~

69.8%, Maori7.9%,Asian _. -=;;;;;;._1

5.7%,Pacificlslander4.4%(2001census)

Agestructure:0-14years:20.7%;15-64years:66.5%;

65 yearsandover:12.8%{2009est.l

Mainreligions:Anglican14.9%,RomanCatholic12.4%,

Presbyterian10.9%.Methodist2.9%,Pentecostal1.7%,

Baptist1.3%,otherChristiangroups9.4%(2001censusl

OHidalname:NewZealand

Nationality:aNewZealander,aKiwi(collogujall

capital:Wellington381,900(June2008.m..)

Majoreities:Auckland1.313,200,Christchurch382,200,

Hamilton166,100(June 2008 estl

Officiallanguages:English(spakenby98%ofthepopula-

tion),Maori(4.3%),NewZealandSignlanguage(0.6%)

Countrytelephonecode:+64

Timezone:NewZealandStandardTime(NZST)=Central

EuropeanTime(CET)+10hours

Currency:1 NewZealanddollar= 100 cents((1.00=NZD

2.231

Forgeneralinformation:lIoWW.immigration.govt.nz

GENERAL

POLITICS A CLO~ERLOOK

Headofstate:QueenElizabeth11, TheCommonwealth(tu 11

representedbyGovernor-GeneraJ name: !h. Camman-

SirAnandSatyanand wealthofNations)isan

Headofgovemment:PrimeMin- associationof^53 inde-

isterJohnKey,NationalParty oncependentpartstatesofthethatBritishwere

(sinceNovember2008) Empire. It developed

Typeofgovemment:parliamen- from theImperialcon-

tarydemocracyandmemberof ferencesin the1920s.

theCommonwealth The Commonwealth ;,

Officialgovernmentwebsite: nota politicalunion.In-

http://newzealand.govt.nz stead,itsaim istopro-

mote democracy, free

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trade andworldpeace.

The Head oftheCorn-

GOP:US$116.6b.i.J.l..i.Qn(2008 monwealthisQueenEHz-

est.atf.ff:) abeth11,whoisalsothe

GOPperhead: monarchof^16 member

US$27,900(2008est.,atPPP) states.equalstatus.Allmembershave

GOPreal.ilD.ß.!JMgrowth:0.2%

(2008est.)

Inflation(consumerprices):4.3%(2008est.)

Unemploymentrate:4%(2008est.)

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