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Fun fact 5 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 was the first nation in the world to grant all women the right to vote in 1893.

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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