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)
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
English (official), French patois
Exports
dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
External Debt
$90,230,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.4151 (2008 est.), 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
9
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Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
267,710 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
15,134 km
148 km
Climate
temperate with sharp regional contrasts
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
