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Administrative divisions
16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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41 28 S, 174 51 E |
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Constitution
consists of a series of legal documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments, as well as The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter; adopted 1 January 1987, effective 1 January 1987 |
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Corruption
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9.6 |
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[3rd of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, APO AP 96531-1034 |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister |
Executive branch > Chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006) |
Flag description
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation |
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Government type
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parliamentary democracy |
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Independence
26 September 1907 (from UK) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; High Court; note - judges appointed by the Governor-General |
Legal system
based on English law, with special land legislation and land courts for the Maori; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
Legislative branch
unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (usually 120 seats; 69 members elected by popular vote in single-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, and 51 proportional seats chosen from party lists; to serve three-year terms) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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29% |
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[8th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
ACT New Zealand [Rodney HIDE]; Green Party [Jeanette FITZSIMONS]; Maori Party [Whatarangi WINIATA]; National Party or NP [John KEY]; New Zealand First Party or NZFP [Winston PETERS]; New Zealand Labor Party or NZLP [Phil GOFF]; Progressive Party [James (Jim) ANDERTON]; United Future or UF [Peter DUNNE] |
Status
democracy |
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to start a business > days
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12 days
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[154th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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8,426
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[16th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Ross Dependency) |
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