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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Dame Silvia Cartwright (2001)
Prime Minister: Helen Clark (1999)
Area: 103,737 sq mi (268,680 sq km) (excluding
dependencies)
Population (2005 est.): 4,035,461 (growth rate:
1.0%); birth rate: 13.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.8/1000;
life expectancy: 78.7; density per sq mi: 39
Capital (2003 est.): Wellington, 342,500 (metro.
area), 165,100 (city proper)
Largest cities: Auckland, 369,300 (metro. area),
359,500 (city proper); Christchurch, 334,100
Monetary unit: New Zealand dollar
Languages: English, Maori (both official)
Ethnicity/race: New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori
9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and
others 7.4%
Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman
Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%,
unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Literacy rate: 99% (1980 est.)
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