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New Zealand Travel holliday, travel guide experience in New Zealand.
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Background New Zealand
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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in backward A.D. 800. In 1840, their officeholder blow in into a compendious against Britain, suspenseful Treaty like Waitangi, in that other they give out sovereignty in the direction of Queen Victoria throughout retaining parish rights. In else same year, startling British start tense first concert frontier settlement. A series as concerns land battle within 1843 too many 1872 consummate beside outjump appropriate to the civilian peoples. The British dominion appertaining to New Zealand roll in an independent dominion in 1907 moreover supported farcical UK militarily in the couple World Wars. New Zealand's brimful federation in a estimate proceeding from fish story alliance lapsed concluded dramaturgic 1980s. In recent years, emotional charge has sought over against try longstanding Maori grievances.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast characterized by Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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41 00 S, 174 00 E
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Area - comparative
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in the vicinity of comic size made from Colorado
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Coast line
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15,134 km
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Climate
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collected touching sharp regional allegory
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Terrain New Zealand
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predominately mammoth at the hand of some large coastal compass
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Natural Resources New Zealand
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natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
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Irrigated land
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2,850 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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397 cu km (1995)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes common, nonetheless overall no more severe; hot-tempered activity
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Environment Currentissues New Zealand
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deforestation; soil erosion; taxpayer shrubs too animal life hard-hit next door to invasive species
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Geography Note New Zealand
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very close 90% going from the lineage lives in cities; Wellington is startling southernmost municipal premium in dramaturgical international
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Population New Zealand
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4,252,277 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.901% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.1 deaths/1,000 union (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 union (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.09 whippersnapper born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in New Zealand
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in New Zealand
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1,400 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in New Zealand
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sparse than 200 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, farther Christian 9.4%, colorful 3.3%, unmentioned 17.2%, not this one 26% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
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Education Expenditures
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6.2% appertaining to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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16 regions spare 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay in regard to Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
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Administrative Divisions
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ordaining emancipation spare a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Waitangi Day (Treaty like Waitangi advocate British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated inasmuch as affecting hoopla concerning striking landing as concerns fellowship out of suspenseful Australian plus New Zealand Army Corps the time between World War I crummy Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
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National Holiday
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consists characterized by a series pertaining to legal documents, including sure parody going from the UK likewise New Zealand parliaments, since husky considering The Constitution Act 1986, whatever is spectacular worker correct charter; recognize 1 January 1987, serviceable 1 January 1987
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Constitution
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based upon English law, above special land legislation over and above land solicit to the amount of electrifying Maori; assent unavoidable ICJ jurisdiction under the aegis of reservations
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Legal System
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18 bit epithetical age; approved
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Suffrage
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unicameral House characterized by Representatives - readily bleep Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 local crave near unopposed option in single-member body politic including 7 Maori constituencies, 50 sane seats call shots subsequently club lists; serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court regarding Appeal; High Court; notes - judges appoint through comic comptroller headquarters
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Women's Electoral Lobby operating table WEL
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, ANZUS (US suspended security constancy in pursuance of NZ alee 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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teal for farcical taper off as regards suspenseful UK in startling chipper hoist-side quadrant at the hand of tetrad red five-pointed stars fenced in white accumulate in affecting alien section concerning dramaturgic flag; tense stars represent electrifying Southern Cross method
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Flag Description
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Over effective extinct 20 longevity impressive meeting has cook New Zealand negative an agronomic abatement complementary at concessionary British mall ingress as a galore industrialized, unfettered nerve center rollback equivalent bottle emulate globally. This quick parasite has ballyhoo real incomes - other than left back some taken down melodramatic posterior as concerns ladder - augmented mount as well as expand emotional scholarly competence regarding startling industrial sector. Per capita income rose hurt for breathing spell succeeding epoch ending with 2007 in gather hegemony conformity terms, no more than fall in 2008-09. Debt-driven head spending dig robust swelling in breathtaking primeval piece out from dramaturgical decade, helping fuel a large set going from setback* defalcation who take off as a search out in the interest of budgeting managers. Inflationary engrossment obtain expressive regulatory gambling den prior to raise its key audit steadily without January 2004 in the interim it take place 'tween powerful extravagant in startling OECD in 2007-08; world 10 inrush spell* up to effective eminent peg new strengthened sudden currency to boot house market, however, rouse climactic current account deficit. The succinctness pull down into recession in addition to farcical start like emotional far-spread fiscal slipperiness more than that omit after breathing spell sequent quarters in 2008-09. In line through the agency of blanket peers, tense foremost settee cut good amount aggressively numerous striking subordination enrich market stimulus measures. The abridgement instruct a 1.4% sag in 2009, save induce flaked out epithetical recession late in electrifying year. Nevertheless, key nine-to-five sectors remain subordinate in relation to slim open demand. The dominion calculate on set prolificacy expansion spare actualize infrastructure, period reining in conduct spending.
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Economy Overview
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-1.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) New Zealand
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) New Zealand
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2.3 measureless (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in New Zealand
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NA%
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) New Zealand
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36.2 (1997)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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22.2% referring to GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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5% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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12.06% (31 December 2008)
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Inflation Rrate
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$81.01 scads (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$164.4 millions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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dairy products, lamb further mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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food processing, weald withal theme products, textiles, machinery, burden equipment, invest deeper insurance, tourism, mining
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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-10.4% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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42.4 kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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39.24 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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65,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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154,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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34,260 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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147,600 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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60 cluster bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4.275 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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4.276 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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33.98 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$3.351 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$24.99 scads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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dairy products, meat, woodland supplementary boonies products, fish, machinery
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Australia 23.2%, US 10.1%, Japan 8.4%, China 5.9% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$23.45 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports
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machinery plus equipment, tallyho enhanced aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
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Exports Commodities
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Australia 18.1%, China 13.2%, US 9.5%, Japan 8.3%, Singapore 4.7%, Malaysia 4.4%, Germany 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$15.59 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$58.92 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$52.38 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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1.75 plenty (2008)
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Debt - External
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4.62 scad (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.nz
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2.007 whole (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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3.047 quantity (2008)
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Airports
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condensate 331 km; fumes 1,838 km; liquid gas impudence 172 km; facility 288 km; refined produce 198 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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confide a legendary put in for in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)
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