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)
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Languages
English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Exports
dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures
External Debt
$85,650,000,000 $
$89,600,000,000 US
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)
bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - 2.147 (2008 est.), 2,147 (2007), 2,147 (2006), 2,089.8 (2005), 1,891.3 (2004) note: On 1 January 2008 Venezuela revalued its currency with 1000 old bolivares equal to 1 new bolivar
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%
1.200%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
9
1
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
