Vital Facts and Statistics for New Zealand…
- NZ is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12).
- New Zealand operates daylight saving time and it commences on the last Sunday in Sept., when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and reverts back on the first Sunday in April of the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, or GMT+13.
- International dialing code is +64
- Currency is $NZ dollar and is usually less than the US and Aust. dollar. Credit cards and EFT POS widely available.
- Language: English predominates
- Health: high grade medical and emergency facilities available, and 111 is the ph. number for emergencies
From the CIA – The World Factbook web site:
Background:
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand’s full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
Nationality:
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
Ethnic groups:
European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% (2006 Census)
Languages:
English (official) 91.2%, Maori (official) 3.9%, Samoan 2.1%, French 1.3%, Hindi 1.1%, Yue 1.1%, Northern Chinese 1%, other 12.9%, New Zealand Sign Language (official)
note: shares sum to 114.6% due to multiple responses on census (2006 Census)
Religions:
Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census)
Population:
4,290,347 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 448,106/female 426,348)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 1,426,595/female 1,420,643)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 260,454/female 308,201) (2011 est.)
Median age:
total: 37 years
male: 36.2 years
female: 37.8 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.882% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
Birth rate:
13.68 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
Death rate:
7.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
Net migration rate:
2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
Urbanization:
urban population: 86% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities – population:
Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.048 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
14 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 135
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 185
male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.59 years
country comparison to the world: 23
male: 78.61 years
female: 82.67 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.08 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
Health expenditures:
9.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 31
Physicians density:
2.384 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
country comparison to the world: 57
Hospital bed density:
6.18 beds/1,000 population (2002)
country comparison to the world: 23
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008)
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
HIV/AIDS – deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
Obesity – adult prevalence rate:
26.5% (2007)country comparison to the world: 10
Education expenditures:
6.1% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 27
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2008)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 16.6%
country comparison to the world: 69
male: 16%
female: 17.2% (2009)
More via >> CIA – The World Factbook.
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