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1、AboutNewZealandLocationNewZealand(Aotearoa)isaSouthPacificcountrylocatedmidwaybetweentheEquatorandtheSouthPole,andisapproximately1600kilometres(994miles)eastofAustralia.NewZealandismadeupoftwomainislands,theNorthIslandandtheSouthIsland,andnumeroussmalleroffshoreislands.
2、Thetotalareais268,680sq.km(103,740sq.miles).Itisapproximatelytwo-thirdsthesizeofCalifornia,andisequivalentinsizetoJapan,Colorado orGreatBritain.Thecoastlineis15,135km(9,405miles).PeopleThepopulationofjustover4millionispredominantlyofEuropean(mainlyBritish)andPolynesiand
3、escent.TheindigenousMaori(tangatawhenua)populationisaround15%ofthetotal.Eighty-fivepercentofthepopulationlivesinurbanareas.NewZealandishometoadiversityofculturesincludingPolynesian,Maori,ethnicAsian,andblackAfrican.ThesecoexistalongsideanumberofEuropeanculturesincluding
4、Italian,GreekandEasternEuropean.LanguageEnglish,MaoriandNewZealandSignLanguage aretheofficiallanguages,althoughEnglishisthecommonlanguageofeverydayuse.GovernmentNewZealandisanindependentparliamentarydemocracywithintheBritishCommonwealth.Thecapitalcityandseatofgovernment
5、isWellington.TimeZonesNewZealandisoneofthefirstcountriesintheworldtogreetthenewday,becausetheInternationalDateLineliestoitseast.Theentirecountryoperateswithinasingletimezone,UTC/GMT+12hours.Subjecttodaylightsaving,NewZealandis:12·20hoursaheadofLosAngeles·17hoursaheadofN
6、ewYork·12hoursaheadofLondon·2hoursaheadofSydneyDaylightSavingDaylightsavinginNewZealandrunsfrom thelastSundayinSeptemberuntilthefirstSundayinApril.NewZealandtimeadjustedfordaylightsavingtimeisGMT+13hours.ThetimeinNewZealandrightnowisdisplayed atthetoprightofthispage.Pub
7、licHolidaysNewZealandobserves11public(orstatutory)holidays.WaitangiDayandAnzacDayarefixeddates,andtheholidayentitlementattachedtothemnevertransferstoanotherday.ChristmasDay,BoxingDay,NewYear'sDayandthedayafterNewYear'sDay,thoughtheirdatesarefixed,transfertheirholidayent
8、itlementtothefirstavailableweekdaywhenthosedaysfallonaweekend.StatutoryHoliday2011Observance2012ObservanceNewY
