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Interesting facts about New Zealand

 Interesting facts about New Zealand

1. New Zealand is an island country. New Zealand consists of two main islands: North Island and South Island. South Island of New Zealand is the 12th largest island in the world. New Zealand also has 600 small Islands.


New Zealand is located in the Zealandia continent and its near to Australia.

2. There are lots of sheep in New Zealand. There are around 9 sheep per person in New Zealand which is the highest in the world.

3. The popular movie named The Lord of Rings was shoot in New Zealand. Through this movie, New Zealand, receives many tourists every year, which makes their economy more strong.

4. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person, who climb on world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest. He was from New Zealand.

5. New Zealand doesn’t have any snakes.

6. Bungee jumping is one of the popular adventurous sports in New Zealand. The first commercial bungee jump was done from Kawarau Bridge in Queens town in 1988.

7. Blue Lake in New Zealand is considered the cleanest and clearest lake in the world. This lake has clear visibility up to 80 meters deep.

8. New Zealand is one of the countries where corruption is very low.

9. New Zealand has 3 official languages and they are -  English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language.

10. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and the most populous city is Auckland.

11. New Zealand is the first country which gives the right to vote to women in 1893.

12. Auckland in New Zealand has around 50 Volcano's and most of them are inactive.

13. New Zealand is the 3rd closest country to Antarctica, It comes after Chile and Argentina.

14. The Kiwi is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. You can also find a flightless parrot, which is known as Kakapo only in New Zealand.

15. New Zealand is one of the least populated countries.

16. Baron Ernest Rutherford was the first person who split the atom and discovered the proton. He was from New Zealand.

17. Sun first gives its light to New Zealand. So New Zealand is the first country where sunrise first.

18. Golf is one of the popular sports in New Zealand. And New Zealand has more golf courses per capita population in the world.

19. The world’s smallest marine dolphin is Hector’s Dolphin which can only be found in New Zealand.

20. The most popular New Zealand films include - The Whale Rider, Once were Warriors, The Piano, and the Lord of the Rings.

21. New Zealand Dollar is the currency of New Zealand.

1 USD = 1.4 NZ$

1 NZ$ = 52 INR

22. First people who have settled In New Zealand were Maori people. A British explorer James Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1769 and claimed the land for the British.

New Zealand gets independence from Britain in 1947.

23. New Zealand is also best for trekking and Hiking.

24. New Zealand has two national anthems and they are - God Save The Queen and God Defend New Zealand.

25. Same-gender marriage is legal in New Zealand.

26. There are more species of Penguins in New Zealand than in any other country.

27.  Most of the people from New Zealand who lives abroad are in Australia.

28. New Zealand is home to the heaviest insect in the world and its name is tree Weta. This insect is heavier than a sparrow.

29. New Zealand's most export items are Dairy products. 

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