World Countries

New Zealand

New Zealand coat of arms
The flag of New Zealand has a dark blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of four five-pointed white-edged red stars, on the fly side of the field.

Common Name: New Zealand

Official Name: New Zealand

Geographic Details

CapitalWellington
Continent(s)Oceania
RegionOceania
SubregionAustralia and New Zealand
Landlocked
Area270,467 km²
Coordinates(41° 0' S, 174° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population5,084,300
CurrencyNew Zealand dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45, UTC+13:00
LanguagesEnglish, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.nz
Calling Code+6
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeNZ
alpha3CodeNZL