| NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
about the size of Colorado |
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Capital city with population
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Wellington - 370,000 |
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Forested Land
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29.7% |
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[85th of 193]
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Largest city
Auckland |
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Largest city population
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945,000 |
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[91st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Auckland - 1,241,800 |
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Oceania |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[75th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[131st of 190]
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Natural hazards
earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity |
Natural resources
natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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08°31'S |
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Population density
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13.63 people per sqkm |
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[194th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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15.29 people/m²
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[170th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,120 mm |
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[29th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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37.42 people/km² of arable lan |
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[178th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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270,530 km²
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[75th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Aoraki/Mount Cook |
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Terrain
predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains |
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