| Location: | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia |
| Population: | 4,115,771 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Wellington geographic coordinates: 41 28 S, 174 51 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in March note: New Zealand is divided into two time zones, including Chatham Island |
| GDP per capita: | $26,000 (2006 est.) |
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