Countries
New Zealand
Also Known As Aotearoa The Maori name for New Zealand, increasingly used in English alongside the country's common name.
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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, made up of two main landmasses, the North Island and the South Island, plus over 700 smaller islands, lying east of Australia across the Tasman Sea. Its evolution from colony to fully sovereign state was gradual, spanning the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, Dominion status in 1907 and the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act in 1947, with no single date celebrated as an independence day. It is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth. Its capital is Wellington.
Facts
CapitalWellington is the seat of government. Auckland is New Zealand's largest city but is not the capital. PopulationAugust 2026 estimate, from New Zealand's own Wikipedia infobox, which also carries a 2023 census figure of 4,993,923. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearNew Zealand's sovereignty was gradual, not one independence day: Dominion status in 1907, full legislative independence via the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act in 1947 (the year recorded here), and the Constitution Act 1986 removing the last residual British legislative power. Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Auckland Region is associated with New Zealand.
Wellington Region is associated with New Zealand.
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Political Atlas: New Zealand, the same subject.
Politics and foreign relations
- Politics and foreign relations: this country's government, institutions, parties and foreign-policy positions are recorded on Political Atlas (section "Foreign relations and policy," ruling 722), linked here by a same-as edge. Geography mints and owns none of that content. New Zealand.
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1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capitalQuote, Infobox, capital
Wellington
1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
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263,310 km2 (101,660 sq mi)
1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDemographics section, August 2026 estimateQuote, Demographics section, August 2026 estimate
Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of around 5.3 million is of European descent
1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
1. New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, Dominion and independenceQuote, History section, Dominion and independence
In 1947, New Zealand adopted the Statute of Westminster implementing the declaration, confirming that the British Parliament could no longer legislate for the country without its consent.
Auckland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Auckland, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Auckland, Infobox, Country
New Zealand
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