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    Introduction


    The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.


    Location


    Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia


    Geographic coordinates


    41 00 S, 174 00 E


    Area


    total: 268,680 sq km note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands water: NA sq km land: NA sq km


    Area - comparative


    about the size of Colorado


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    15,134 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    temperate with sharp regional contrasts


    Terrain


    predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m


    Natural resources


    natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone


    Land use


    arable land: 5.8% permanent crops: 6.44% other: 87.76% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    2,850 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna hard-hit by species introduced from outside


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Antarctic Seals, Marine Life Conservation


    Geography - note


    about 80% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world


    Population


    3,993,817 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Wellington


    Phone Code


    +64


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