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New Zeland

New Zeland. Drahokoupil Jakub.  island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean the North Island, or Te Ika -a- Māui and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu one of the last lands to be settled by humans

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New Zeland

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  1. New Zeland Drahokoupil Jakub

  2.  island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu one of the last lands to be settled by humans The Realm of New Zealand also includes Tokelau (a dependent territory); the Cook Islands and Niueand the Ross Dependency

  3. Firstinhabitants - Polynesians in 1250–1300 CE and developed a distinctive Māori culture Firsteuropeans -  Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, in 1642 CE during the 19th century, inter-tribal Musket Wars In 1840 the British Crown and Māori signed the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British colony

  4. Majority ofpopulation are Europeandescent Maori are thebiggest minority

  5.  legislative authority is vested in a  Parliament executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister queen Elizabeth II is the country's head of state and is represented by a Governor-General. 

  6. Geography twomainislands The South Island is the largest landmass of New Zealand DevidedwithSouthernalps Thenorth island  ismarked by volcanism Lake Taupo,nestled in the caldera of one of the world's most active supervolcanoes

  7. Biodiversity Isolatedfor80 millionyears unique species of animals, fungi and plants evolvedfromGondwananwildlife Kiwi, tuataras, half theworld's cetaceanspopulation

  8. Demographyandeconomics The population isapproximately 4.5 million  53 percent od populationis living in the four largest cities of Auckland, Christchurch, WellingtonandHamilton New Zealand is heavily dependent on international trade, particularly in agricultural products

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