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Australia
Country snapshot
New Zealand| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | No authoritative open source found |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | WellingtonGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Alcyion Cynthia KIRO (Governor Gen.)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 267,700 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 5,210,000–5,290,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,214,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 5,288,000 people |
| Languages | English (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 Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.); note: shares sum to 124.1% due to multiple responses on the 2018 censusCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 260,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 49,200 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 82–82.1 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 82.01 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 82.09 years |
