New Zealand is located in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean and belongs to the country of Oceania.

In many people's impression, New Zealand is a small country, and it is true from the point of view of national strength and population size. Among the five English-speaking countries of the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand's strength is the weakest and its population is the smallest, and now New Zealand's population is only about five million, which is 700,000 less than that of Singapore, so it can be said to be a small country. But from the perspective of territorial size, New Zealand is actually not small.

New Zealand characteristics

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

New Zealand has a land area of about 268,021 square kilometers and a coastline of about 15,000 kilometers. The exclusive economic zone is about 1.2 million square kilometers, and the population is about 5 million (2020 data).

New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, the first major city is Auckland, other major cities are Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Palmerston North.

New Zealand's longest river is the Waikato River, the largest lake is Lake Taupo, and the highest mountain is Mount Cook, which is 3,764 meters above sea level.