COUNTRY GUIDE · Oceania
New Zealand
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of New Zealand.
New Zealand at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Wellington
- REGION
- Oceania
- POPULATION
- 5,300,000
- AREA
- 268,838 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Fiordland Wilderness
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi was carved by ancient glaciers.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about New Zealand
New Zealand had no native land mammals apart from bats before humans arrived; many bird species evolved without mammalian predators.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places New Zealand in its Oceania region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 268,838 km² and a population of approximately 5,300,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.