Australia and New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Two islands at the bottom of the world.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #001878 77%
- #c00018 6%
- #f0f0f0 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
New Zealand in numbers
| Official name | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Capital | Wellington |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Population | 5,084,300 |
| Area | 270,467 km² · 19 people per km² |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Languages | English, Māori |
| Country codes | NZ · NZL · .nz |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is the southernmost capital city of any sovereign country.
- In 1893 it became the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote.
- Its Māori name, Aotearoa, is often translated as 'the land of the long white cloud'.
Did you know
For much of its modern history, New Zealand had far more sheep than people — at times by a ratio of around twenty to one.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.