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New Zealand is a ountry located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising the South Island (Te Wai Pounamu) and the North Island (Te-Ika-a-Maui), and numerous smaller islands. NZ is a member of British Commonwealth and has an area of 268,680 km² (103,738 sq mi). The largest city is Auckland and the capital is Wellington.

The name of the country "New Zealand" originated from 'Nova Zeelandia' with Dutch cartographers, after the Dutch province of "Zeeland". James Cook, the British explorer, anglicized to New Zealand.

It is the only country in which all the highest offices have been occupied by women: Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias, Speaker of the House of Representatives Margaret Wilson, Prime Minister Helen Clark, Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright and Queen Elizabeth II were all in office between March 2005 and August 2006.

N Zealand has a developed, prosperous, modern economy with 106$ billion (estimated 2006 GDP). People have high living standard with a nation's estimated $26,000 GDP per capita. NZ also ranked 20th place on the 2006 Human Development Index and 15th world-wide quality-of-life index in The Economist's 2005.

The country heavily depends on trade, particularly in agricultural products. This leaves the nation to be vulnerable to slumps in global economic slowdowns and commodity prices. Its principal industries are horticulture, forestry, agriculture and fishing making up about half of the exports.

N. Zealand's diverse multi-cultural population is about 4 M (approx. 78% European descent). NZ is one of the least crowded countries in the world. People in New Zealand are called New Zealanders. The Indigenous Maori, the first settlers, is one of the largest minorities of about 14% of the population. The New Zealanders of European decent are known as "Pakeha". Most Pakeha are of Irish and British ancestry.

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