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Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Population: 3.4 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Wellington
Comparative area: About the size of Colorado
Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Landscape: Consists of two main islands -- the North Island and the South Island -- plus several dozen much smaller islands; predominantly mountainous with some large coastal plains
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1920 |
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