Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Travel guide - New Zealand English

New Zealand English

New Zealand in English: New Zealand.

1. Basic information

1. New Zealand (New Zealand), also translated as New Zealand, is a country with a political system that implements a constitutional monarchy mixed with a British-style parliamentary democracy. It is currently A member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

2. New Zealand is a highly developed capitalist country. The World Bank ranks New Zealand as one of the easiest countries in the world to do business, with its economy successfully transforming from an agricultural-based economy to an internationally competitive industrialized free market economy. The export value of velvet antler, mutton, dairy products and coarse wool ranks first in the world.

3. New Zealand is also one of the most beautiful countries in Oceania, with a total of about 30% of its land being protected areas. It has 3 world heritage sites, 14 national parks, 3 marine parks, and hundreds of nature reserves and ecological areas.

2. Geographic environment:

1. Known as the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand belongs to Oceania and is located in the southwest of the Pacific, about 100 kilometers southeast of Australia. 1,600 kilometers away, between Antarctica and the equator, facing Australia across the Tasman Sea to the west and New Caledonia, Tonga and Fiji to the north.

New Zealand’s national flag and national emblem

1. National flag

1. The New Zealand flag is a rectangle with a length-to-width ratio of 2:1. The base of the flag is dark blue, with the British flag on the upper left and four red five-pointed stars with white borders on the right.

2. New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth. The "rice" pattern indicates its traditional relationship with the United Kingdom; the four stars represent the Southern Cross constellation, indicating that the country is located in the southern hemisphere, and also symbolizes independence and hope.

2. National Emblem

(1) The central pattern of the New Zealand national emblem is the shield. There are five sets of patterns on the shield; the four five-pointed stars represent the Southern Cross constellation, symbolizing New Zealand; the wheat sheaves represent agriculture; the sheep represent the country's developed livestock industry; the crossed axes symbolize the country's industry and mining; the three sailing The ship represents the importance of the country's maritime trade.

(2) On the right side of the coat of arms is a Maori holding a weapon, and on the left is a European immigrant woman holding a flag; above it is a crown used in the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, symbolizing the Queen of England He is also the head of state of New Zealand; below is a New Zealand fern, with "New Zealand" written in English on the ribbon.