Officially known as the Kingdom of New Zealand, this constitutional monarchy in the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of the northern and southern parts of the main continent as well as more than 700 smaller islands, which together span a total area of 268021 square kilometers (103,500 sq mi). The distance between New Zealand and Australia across the Tasman Sea is around 2000,1200 kilometers (1000,600 miles), and the distance between New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga is approximately, kilometers (miles). New Zealand's most populous city is Auckland, and Wellington is the country's capital.

About the Country

It is a developed nation that does well in worldwide comparisons of national performance in areas like economic freedom, education, civil liberties protection, and quality of life. In the 1980s, New Zealand's economy underwent significant reforms that changed it from a protectionist economy to a free trade one. The services sector, which is followed by the industrial and agricultural sectors, dominates the national economy. Another significant source of income is international tourism. At the federal level, a unicameral elected parliament is in charge of legislating, while the prime minister-led Council of Ministers is in charge of exercising political authority on an executive level. The country's monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is represented by the Governor-General. Furthermore, New Zealand was.

Membership: The United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, OECD, ASEAN Plus Six, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Pacific Community, and Pacific Islands Forum are all organizations that New Zealand is a member of.

Geographic

Near the hemisphere's center, New Zealand is made up of more than 700 smaller islands in addition to its two main islands. The Cook Strait, which is 22 kilometers (14 miles) wide at its narrowest point, divides the two main islands, TeIca-a-May, also known as the North Island, and South Island, also known as T and Ibonamo. The five largest inhabited islands, in addition to the northern and southern islands, are Waiheke Island, across the Fufu Strait from Auckland, Stewart Island, Chatham Island, Great Barrier Island, in Horaki Bay, and Dorville Island, in Marlborough Sounds.