Wellington is the most southerly capital city in the world and a good port city.(source: huanqiu network)
Country name: New Zealand
Area: about 270,000 square kilometers
Population: 4.64 million (November 2015). Among them, 74 percent of European immigrants, 15 percent of the Maori, 12 percent Asian and 7 percent of Pacific island nations. The official language is English and Maori. 48.9% of the population believe in protestantism and Catholicism.
[capital] Wellington, with a population of 203,000 and a population of about 500,000 (November 2015). Average temperature around 16 ℃ in summer, winter 8 ℃ or so.
[head of state] queen Elizabeth ii. The governor is a representative of the queen, nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the queen for a five-year term. The current governor, Jerry Mateparae, took office in August 2011.
The national Day: on February 6, "Waitangi Day".
Located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the west coast tasman sea is about 1,600 kilometers away from Australia. Made up of south island, north island and some small islands, south and north are separated by the cook strait. Mountainous, mountainous and hilly, more than 75% of the country area, the plain narrow. The river is short and turbulent, shipping is inconvenient, but water resources are abundant. North island multi-volcanoes and hot springs, south island many glaciers and lakes. Cook peak at south island is at 3,754 meters, the highest peak in the country. The coastline is about 15,000 kilometers long. It is a temperate maritime climate. About 20 ℃ average temperature in summer, winter around 10 ℃. Average annual rainfall of 600-1500 mm.
Since 1350, Maori have settled in New Zealand. In 1642 the Dutch voyager landed in New Zealand. From 1769 to 1777, captain cook went to New Zealand five times. Since then, Britain has invaded New Zealand and declared its occupation. On February 6, 1840, Britain forced the Maori chiefs to sign the treaty of weitanzhe, which became a British colony. In 1907, she became a British self-governing body, and the political, economic and diplomatic relations were under British control. It became a sovereign state in 1947 and a member of the commonwealth.
Release date: 2017-06-2712:10:28 source: China road network