New Zealand - The Facts
- Full name: New Zealand
- Population: 4.2 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Wellington
- Largest city: Auckland
- Area: 270,534 sq km (104,454 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, Maori
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 New Zealand dollar ($NZ) = 100 cents
- Main exports: Wool, food and dairy products, wood and paper products
- GNI per capita: US $25,960 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .nz
- International dialling code: +64
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-general Anand Satyanand
- Prime minister: Helen Clark
- The press
- New Zealand Herald - Auckland-based daily
- Dominion-Post - Wellington-based daily
- The Press - Christchurch-based daily
- The Sunday Star Times - Auckland-based weekly
- Television
- Television New Zealand (TVNZ) - state-owned, operates TV One and entertainment-based TV 2
- TV 3 - private network
- Prime TV - private network
- Sky TV - pay-TV operator
- Maori Television - public
- Radio
- Radio New Zealand - public broadcaster, runs three radio networks: National Radio, Concert FM and the AM Network
- Radio New Zealand International - external service, targeting South Pacific region via shortwave
- Niu FM - national government-funded station for New Zealand's Pacific islander communities
- Ruia Mai - Maori-owned, Maori-language
- Radio Works - radio group, stations include speech-based Radio Pacific
- Radio Network - radio group, stations include Newstalk ZB
- The Edge - pop music
- Radio Hauraki - rock music
- RBG - Rhema Broadcasting Group - operates Christian stations Rhema Radio, Southern Star Network and Life FM
- Association of Community Access Broadcasters - chain of non-profit broadcasters
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