New Zealand
New Zealand is in Oceania. Its capital is Wellington. It has a population of about 5.3 million and an area of 270,467 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is navy blue, at 80.7% of the total.
The flag of New Zealand as a pie chart
- Navy blue 80.7%
- Red 10%
- White 9.3%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has stars
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
New Zealand at a glance
- Capital
- Wellington
- Continent
- Oceania
- Official languages
- English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar
- National day
- February 6
- Highest point
- Aoraki / Mount Cook (about 3,720 meters)
- Area
- 270,467 km²76th largest out of 208
- Population
- 5.3 million81st least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 19.7 people/km²30th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 264.1 billion53rd highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 49,59130th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 82 years33rd highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Drives on the left
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
New Zealand has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.