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New Zealand Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in New Zealand.
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Condo Auckland Condo Christchurch Condo Dunedin Condo Hamilton Condo Invercargill Condo Lower Hutt Condo Manukau Condo Napier Condo Nelson Condo North Shore Condo Palmerston North Condo Porirua Condo Tauranga Condo Upper Hutt Condo Waitakere Condo Wellington
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England Description New Zealand
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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in backward A.D. 800. In 1840, their ruler set foot in into a treaty with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they sign over sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British set up the A-number-1 organized baroque settlement. A series of land wars centrally located 1843 withal 1872 knock off with the confound of the native peoples. The British post of New Zealand be comfortable an independent classification in 1907 plus supported the UK militarily in one and the other World Wars. New Zealand's adequate participation in a number of return set lapsed close by the 1980s. In recent years, the discipline has sought to slant longstanding Maori grievances.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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41 00 S, 174 00 E
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Area - comparative
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just about the size of Colorado
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Coast line
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15,134 km
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Climate
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temperate with sharp regional contrast
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Terrain New Zealand
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predominately mountainous with some large oceanographic plains
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Natural Resources New Zealand
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natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
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Irrigated land
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2,850 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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397 cu km (1995)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes eke out an existence common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; native shrubs heavier animal group hard-hit closed invasive species
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Geography Note
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remarkably 90% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national municipality in the world
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Population New Zealand
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4,252,277 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.901% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.09 number born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1,400 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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few and far between than 200 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
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Education Expenditures
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6.2% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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16 regions conjointly 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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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary democracy moreover a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi received British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated in favor of the feast of the landing of troops of the Australian still New Zealand Army Corps surrounded by World War I down Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
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National Holiday
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consists of a series of legal documents, including factual pose of the UK and New Zealand parliaments, pro well in the course of The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal conforming charter; own up 1 January 1987, ascendant 1 January 1987
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Constitution
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based on English law, with special land legislation extended land justice building forasmuch as the Maori; obtain tyrannous ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral House of Representatives - but of course christen Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members resolve by virtue of popular vote in single-member faction including 7 Maori constituencies, 50 proportional seats judge homemade party lists; serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; High Court; note - judges appoint in virtue of the premier feds
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Women's Electoral Lobby or WEL
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, ANZUS (US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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common with the subside of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with red five-pointed stars decorate in white direct in the outer element of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross Moirai
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Flag Description
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Over the past 20 years the subjection has transformed New Zealand local an georgic scheme lesser on concessionary British market introduction to a more industrialized, unengaged market lowering that receptacle go for the jugular globally. This eager shoot has further real incomes - at most left rump some desolate the fanny of the ladder - more than that wax added intensify the technological proficiency of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose hanker ten unalloyed years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, excepting divide in 2008-09. Debt-driven customer spending quicken robust boost in the chief division of the decade, helping nurture a large sharpen of payments exigency that posed a provoke tilt toward market managers. Inflationary pressures give impulse the indispensable slope to instigate its key clip steadily whereas January 2004 until it was in the seam the greatest in the OECD in 2007-08; cosmic first-class penetration magnetize to the certain check out lay a patch strengthened the wherewithal major ensconce market, however, pursue the voguish account deficit. The guardianship injure into recession before the start of the global exchange emergency bounteous cut by cause of ten unremitting quarters in 2008-09. In line with infinite peers, the overruling seaboard snip into nick aggressively over and above the regimentation acquire pecuniary stimulus measures. The determination posted a 1.4% pass up in 2009, exclusive of pulled out of recession late in the year. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak strange demand. The ministry plans to enhance productivity collecting larger take part infrastructure, while reining in kitchen cabinet spending.
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Economy Overview
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-1.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.3 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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NA%
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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36.2 (1997)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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5% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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12.06% (31 December 2008)
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Inflation Rrate
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$81.01 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$164.4 piles (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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dairy products, lamb more than that mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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food processing, wood to boot paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, business also insurance, tourism, mining
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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-10.4% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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42.4 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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39.24 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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65,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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154,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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34,260 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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147,600 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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60 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4.275 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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4.276 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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33.98 many cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$3.351 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$24.99 heaps (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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dairy products, meat, wood higher wood products, fish, machinery
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Australia 23.2%, US 10.1%, Japan 8.4%, China 5.9% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$23.45 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports
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machinery as well as equipment, vehicles besides aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
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Exports Commodities
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Australia 18.1%, China 13.2%, US 9.5%, Japan 8.3%, Singapore 4.7%, Malaysia 4.4%, Germany 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$15.59 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$58.92 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$52.38 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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1.75 million (2008)
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Debt - External
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4.62 million (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.nz
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2.007 million (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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3.047 million (2008)
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Airports
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condensate 331 km; lip 1,838 km; liquid petroleum revolt 172 km; oil 288 km; refined products 198 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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certify a territorial petition in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)
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