New Zealand Facts

Want to know a little about Aotearoa? ("The Land of the Long White Cloud" for short.)

Land Area
NZ: 268,680 sq km (similar to Colorado)
US:9,631,418 sq km

Coastline
NZ: 15,134 km
US: 19,924 km

Highest Point:
NZ: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m
US: Mount McKinley 6,194 m

Popoulation
NZ: 3,993,817
US: 293,027,571

Life Expectancy
NZ: 78.5
US: 77.4

Per Capita Income
NZ: $21,600
US: $37,800

Time Zone
NZ: GMT -12
US: GMT +5 (EST)

Closest to Equator
NZ: 36 degrees S
US: 26 degrees N mainland, 21 degrees N Hawaii

Farthest from Equator
NZ: 46 degrees S
US: 48 degrees N mainland, 70 degrees N Alaska

Did you know...?
Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world .