Get to know New Zealand! Get the facts about its land, products and culture.

Official name: New Zealand

Size: 103,737 square miles; about the size of Colorado

Population: 4,290,347 as of 2011

Capital: Wellington

Official Language: English, Maori

Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Literacy: 99%

Climate: Winter is wet and blustery and summer is clear and sunny

Agricultural Products: Wheat, barley, potatoes, grapes, kiwifruit, dairy products, wool, beef

Major industries (businesses): Wood and paper, machinery, clothing, mining, tourism