Population 3.6 million
Density 13.4 persons/km2
Growth Rate 1.8 percent/annum (1995)
Literacy >98 percent
Language English
Capital Wellington
Monetary Unit New Zealand Dollar
Exchange Rate NZ$1 = US$0.66 (1995 Average)
Inflation
1993 1.4%
1994 2.8%
1995 2.9%
GDP real growth
1993 2.1%
1994 5.5%
1995 6.0%
GDP per capita US$15 180 (1995)
Labour Force 1,775,900 persons (1995)
Unemployment rate 6.2 % (December 1995)
Official Government Sector Debt US$15,020 million (December 1995)
New Building Approvals 23,681 (Year ended March 1996)
