LOCATION OF NEW ZEALAND

  

Capital		Wellington 41°17′S 174°27′E
Largest city		Auckland
Official languages		95.9% English[n 2] 4.2% Māori 0.6% NZ Sign Language
Ethnic groups		67% European / other[n 3][5] 15% Māori 11% "New Zealander" 10% Asian 7% Pacific peoples 1% Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
Demonym		New Zealander Kiwi (colloquial)
Government		Unitary parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy
-	Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
-	Governor-General	Jerry Mateparae
-	Prime Minister	John Key
Legislature		Parliament (House of Representatives)
Independence from the United Kingdom
-	New Zealand Constitution Act 1852	17 January 1853
-	Dominion	26 September 1907
-	Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947	25 November 1947
-	Constitution Act 1986	13 December 1986