New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island nation in the south western parciffic ocean. It consists of two major land masses and over 700 smaller islands.

Area: 268,021^[6] km²(103,483 sq mi) (75th)

Water(%): 1.6^{[n 5]}

Population: (April 2024 estimate) 5,350,320^[8] (120th)

GDP (PPP): (2023 estimate) $279.183 billion^[10](63rd) and $53,809^[10] (32nd) per capita

GDP (nominal): (2023 estimate) $249.415 billion^[10](51st) and $48,071^[10] (23rd) per capita

Currency: New Zealand dollar ($) (NZD)

Inflations rate April 2024: 4%

Time zone: UTC+12 (NZST^{[n 6]}) and Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT^{[n 7]})

New Zealand: Aotearoa (Māori)

Capital: Wellington (41°18′S 174°47′E)

Largest city: Auckland

Official languages: English^{[n 2]}, Māori, NZ Sign Language

Ethnic groups (2018)^[3]: 70.2% European, 16.5% Māori, 15.1% Asian, 8.1% Pacific peoples, 1.5% ME/LA/African, 1.2% other^{[n 3]}

Religion (2018)^[4]: 48.2% no religion, 36.5% Christianity^{[n 4]}, 8.3% other, 6.7% unanswered

Demonym(s): New Zealander, Kiwi (colloquial)

Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Monarch: Charles III

Governor-General: Cindy Kiro

Prime Minister: Christopher Luxon

Legislature: Parliament (House of Representatives)