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Fun fact 3 about New Zealand

Detail from a 1666 map showing the western coastline of Nova Zeelandia (on this map, north is at the bottom)
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New Zealand is made up of two main islands and more than 700 smaller islands.

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New Zealand

Population
5.3M
Area
268,021 km²
Capital
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
123rd most populous country in the world

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 600 smaller islands.

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Photo: Johannes Janssonius · Public Domain