New+Zealand

New Zealand- N Z New Zealand is off the east coast of Australia. It has a sub-tropical climate.It's located 41 00 S and 174 00 E.Its 15,134 square km. About the size of Colorado.Its natural resources consist of natural gas, iron ore, coal, timber, hydro power, gold, and limestone.Some of it's natural hazards are that they have common earthquakes usually non-severe and sometimes volcanic activety.Its environmental issues are deforestation, soil erosoin, and invasive species.


 * New Zealands population is 4,252,277.
 * Almost 90% of New Zealand's population live in the cities.
 * New Zealand's capital is Wellington
 * Wellington is the southern most national capital in the world!
 * New Zealand is 17 hours ahead of Washington,DC.
 * The Kiwi is New Zealand's unofficial bird.

New Zealand's daylight savings begins the last sunday in September,it ends the first sunday in april.Waitangi Day is when New Zealanders celebrate when the Treaty of Waitangi was established, the 6th of February 1840.New Zealands national anthem is " God Defend New Zealand" and " God Save The Queen". God Save The Queen is played when the royal family is present. New Zealand's agricultural products consist of dairy products, lamb and mutton, wheat, barly, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wool, beef, and fish. The terrain of New Zealand is mountainess and have some large coastal plains.

The weather of Wellington:
 * Spring-59/48 with 11 raindays
 * Summer-68/55 with 7 raindays
 * Fall-63/52 with 10 raindays
 * Winter-54/43 with 13 raindays

The differences between Moscow and New Zealand is that moscow is very cold and snowy. New Zealand is surrounded by the south pacific ocean. Pictures

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Source
 * [|www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/nz.html]