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 | New Zealand |
| Location: | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia |
| Area: | 268,680 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate with sharp regional contrasts |
| Terrain: | predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains |
| Population: | 3,662,265 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986) |
| Languages: | English (official), Maori |
| Capital: | Wellington |
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