New Zealand
New Zealand
Capital Wellington
268,838 km² · 5,324,700 people (2025) · New Zealand dollar
Two main islands and around 600 smaller ones, roughly 1,600 km long. New Zealand broke away from Gondwana about 80 million years ago and had no land mammals except bats until people arrived, which is why so many of its birds are flightless. The Southern Alps run most of the South Island and reach 3,724 m at Aoraki / Mount Cook.
The facts
- Capital
- Wellington
- Largest city
- Auckland
- Area
- 268,838 km² — 103,799 sq mi
- Population
- 5,324,700 (2025)
- Density
- 19.8 people per km²
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar (NZD, $)
- Official languages
- English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
- Time zones
- UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45
- Calling code
- +64
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- NZ · NZL
- Continent
- Oceania
How it compares
- By area
- 76 of 200
- By population
- 125 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 283,561 | 18,289,896 |
| Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 24,074,580 |
| New Zealand ← | 268,838 | 5,324,700 |
| Gabon | 267,667 | 2,593,130 |
| Guinea | 245,857 | 15,099,727 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of New Zealand?
- Wellington
- What currency does New Zealand use?
- The New Zealand dollar (NZD).
- How big is New Zealand?
- 268,838 km², or 103,799 square miles — 76 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does New Zealand drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Ecuador 283,561 km²
- Burkina Faso 274,200 km²
- Gabon 267,667 km²
- Guinea 245,857 km²
- Australia Oceania
- Papua New Guinea Oceania
- Fiji Oceania
- Solomon Islands Oceania
- Vanuatu Oceania
- Samoa Oceania
- Kiribati Oceania
- Micronesia Oceania
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)