New Zealand.

New Zealand is introduced as follows:

Wellington, the capital city, is located in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, and is separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea to the west, and consists of the two large islands of the South Island and the North Island, and Stewart Island and some small islands nearby. Stewart Island and some small islands nearby. Between the north and south islands is Cook Strait. The climate is temperate oceanic. The whole country is mountainous, with small plains and rich forest resources. The total area is about 270,000 square kilometers, and the coastline is about 15,000 kilometers long.

There are 11 regions, 5 unitary jurisdictions and 67 district administrations. The total population of New Zealand as of April 2023 is 5,228,100, of which 70% are of European immigrant descent and 17% are Maori. The official languages are English and Maori.

New Zealand is a developed country with a GDP of $242.7 billion in 2022 and a GDP per capita of about $47,000 per capita. The economy is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with exports of agricultural and livestock products accounting for about 50% of total exports. Sheep meat and dairy exports rank first in the world, and wool exports rank third in the world.

In the 10th century, Polynesian voyagers from the Cook Islands and Tahiti came to New Zealand in canoes. By the 12th century there were many settlements spread across the country, and Maori settled in New Zealand from 1350.

In 1642, the Dutch navigator Abel Jansson Tasman discovered New Zealand's west coast district during his oceanic adventures, but was attacked by the Maori when he attempted to land and quickly departed, but he named the land Nieuw Zealand after a region of the Netherlands, and he mapped part of the west coast district, but did not land there.

In the 19th century, more people came to live on the North Island than in the south. By the 1880s, the country's population had grown to 200,000 and construction of railroads and roads had begun, with settlers establishing the farms that have become the backbone of New Zealand's economy.

New Zealand is located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, with a total area of about 270,000 square kilometers, consisting of the South Island, the North Island, and a number of small islands, the South and North Islands are separated by the Cook Strait. It is separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea in the west.