New Zealand

New Zealand

Sovereign state in Australasia, Oceania

New Zealand: 5 307 800 people as of 2024, 268 021 km², capital Wellington. Member of APEC, Commonwealth, CPTPP.

At a glance

Population: 5 307 800; counted 31 December 2024
Capital: Wellington; 216 200 people, 30 June 2023
Area: 268 021km²; 20 per km²
Currency: $NZD; New Zealand dollar
Official languages: English; also Māori and New Zealand Sign Language
Local time: UTC+12:00; 2 zones

Where it is

Where New Zealand is, and what is around it

New Zealand has a coast. It shares a border with 1 country, counted as shared borders, which includes neighbours across water.

Australia

Nearby in the catalogue

All of Australasia