How big is New Zealand?

New Zealand is located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean and belongs to the Oceania countries.

In many people's impression, New Zealand is a small country, and it is true from the perspective of national strength and population. Among the five English-speaking countries of the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, New Zealand has the weakest strength and the smallest population. Now the population of New Zealand is only about 5 million, which is 7, less than that of Singapore, so it can be said to be a small country. However, from the perspective of territorial area, New Zealand is actually not small.

New Zealand features

New Zealand has a temperate maritime climate, which is mild and rainy all year round with little temperature difference. New Zealand has a narrow plain and short rivers. There are many volcanoes and hot springs in the North Island and many glaciers and lakes in the South Island.

New Zealand has a land area of about 268,21 square kilometers and a coastline of about 15, kilometers. The exclusive economic zone is about 1.2 million square kilometers with a population of about 5 million (data in 22).

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, Auckland is the largest city, and other major cities are Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and North palmerston.

The longest river in New Zealand is waikato river, the largest lake is lake taupo, and the highest mountain is Cook Peak, with an altitude of 3,764 meters.