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New Zealand
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I. Location and Topography

• located in the southern Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
• North Island and South Island are divided by Cook Strait
• there are approx. 220 mountains, the highest being Mount Cook (3754m)
• active volcanos found on North Island, rugged shoreline and landscape with many torrents, cliffs and valleys

II. Facts and Figures

• 15 times more sheep than inhabitants (3.68 million)
• capital is Wellington, biggest city is Auckland (0.9 million)
• total land coverage 270,534 sqkm (about the same size as United Kingdom)

III. History

• first European (Abel Janszoon Tasman) set foot on North Island in 1642
• James Cook explored New Zealand in 1769
• 1840 Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand was annexed by U.K.
• Sovereign Constitution was passed by General Assembly in 1852
• became Dominion of British Commonwealth in 1907

IV. The Maori people and their Culture

• original inhabitants of New Zealand www.sunshineswingers.de.vu
• Maori is second language, taught in most schools
• today only 9% of population, 95% of those live on North Island

V. Economy

• dominated by agriculture and export of wool, meat and dairy products
• biggest exporter of Kiwis worldwide