Located in the SW of Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is comprised mainly from 2 islands: the North Island and the South Island and lots of smaller islands. Its main physical attribute is the isolation as Australia is located at more than 2000 km of ocean. Besides the disadvantages of this isolation, this allowed the fauna develop new species no where else met but here.
Its population is mainly comprising: the descends of European colonists, Maori aboriginals and other Polynesian tribes. Nowadays New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a queen ruling.
With a surface of 268,021 square kilometers and a population of 4.3 million people New Zealand is after Australia the second most important country in Oceania region. With a very low density the government of New Zealand is encouraging immigration and you consider that almost a quarter of the actual population is born overseas you can see that it has good results.
English is the official language, while the official currency NZD (New Zealand Dollar). The island keeps an important heritage from Great Britain identified with the monarchy, left driving, English language. His short history doesn't mention any big trauma, only the second world war affected pretty much the country, when New Zealand fought into the Pacific along with Great Britain.
Advantages: - great opportunities to develop and raise your family, beautiful country side;
Disadvantages: - isolation, huge distances to any other country.
My final grade for this category is 7.
