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Full country name: New Zealand
Area: 269,000 sq km
Population: 4 million
Capital city: Wellington (pop 328,000)
People: 88% European (Pakeha), 12% Maori and Polynesian
Languages: English and Maori
Religion: Predominantly Christian (81%)
Government: Independent member of the British Commonwealth
Prime Minister: Helen Clark

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