name: Aotearoa / New Zealand area: 270,467 km2 population: 4,551,430 density: 16.6/km2 government style: parliamentary democracy capital: Wellington (381,900) main towns: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Napier-Hastings, Tauranga, Nelson main religion: Christian main languages: Maori & English (official), Moriori, Penrhyn highest point: Arokai (3,724 m) currency: New Zealand Dollar (0.823726 USD)
