Source: The World Factbook
| Area: | 268,680 sq km |
| Capital: | Wellington |
| Geographic coordinates: | 41 00 S, 174 00 E |
| Climate: | temperate with sharp regional contrasts |
| Government: | parliamentary democracy |
| Currency: | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Literacy(%): | |
| Languages: | English (official), Maori (official) |
| Ethnicity/race: | New Zealand European, Maori, other European, Pacific Islander, Asian and others |
| Religions: | Anglican, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, other Protestant, unspecified or none |
| Industries: | food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining |
| Natural resources: | natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone |