1. NEW ZEALAND Ananth Shyam Sunder Vinnakota

2. NEW ZEALAND KIWI is the national bird of New Zealand. All the New Zealanders overseas are called “Kiwis” and also the New Zealand dollar is called “ Kiwi” KIWI is also found on the New Zealand stamps.

3. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is considered most isolated country. Languages spoken: ENGLISH (98%) MAORI (4.2%)-official Other languages (0.6%) Government: Parliamentary (No written constitution) Population: 4,280,000 (2008) Literacy Rate: 100% No unemployment CAPITAL LARGEST CITY

4. DEMOGRAPHICS  Ethnic groups: Europeans-Pakeha (62%), Maori (14.6%), Asians (9.2%),Pacific people (6.9%)  Life expectancy of a child born: Males-77.9, Females-81.9 years.  Predominant religion: Christianity 56%, 35% said that they had no religion, 5% belong to other religions.  Other languages spoken: Samoan is most widely spoken non-official language, French, Hindi, Yue, Northern Chinese.  Literacy: 14.2% -Bachelors degree or higher, 30.4%-Secondary qualification, 22.4% no formal qualification.  Work force: 2.057 million: Agriculture-7%, Industry-19%, Services- 74%

5. New Zealand dollar 1 USD=1.388 NZD 1 NZD=0.72 USD International credit card will work as long as its 4 digit pin is encoded. 12.5% Goods & Service tax on goods and services.

6. AUSTRALIA (22%) U.S.A (11.5%) CHINA (5.3%) JAPAN (9.2%) U.K (4.6%) AUSTRALIA (20.7%) U.S.A (9.7%) CHINA (13.4%) JAPAN (9.5%) SINGAPORE (4.9%) GERMANY (4.7%) IMPORTS EXPORTS Machinery and equipment Vehicles and aircraft Petroleum Electronics Textiles Plastics Dairy products Meat Wood and wood products Fish Machinery $31.11 billion (2008 est.) $29.53 billion (2008 est.) RESOURCES  Dairy products MMeat FForestry products NNatural Gas IIron sand CCoal HHydropower GDP(PPP):$118.9 billion

10. DON’T’s Don’t underestimate bad New Zealand weather. Check the forecasts before going into the outdoors for the period you’ll be gone. Rivers can be killers. If it's running too strong to walk through, wait until the levels drop. Be conservative To protect people from the health effects of second-hand smoke, smoking in all hospitality venues, including bars, restaurants, cafes, and casinos, is prohibited in New Zealand. If you smoke, remember to smoke outside. Never leave valuables in parked vehicles. In a bar, avoid accepting drinks from strangers and don’t leave your drink unattended. The police recommend you don’t accept rides from people you don’t know. Don’t carry large amounts of cash or expensive jewellery.

11. References  http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/key-facts/key-facts- important-dates.cfm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1898_kiwi_6d_red.JPG  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35852.htm#econ  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/nz.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_zealand http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/new_zealand.htm  www.images.google.com  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0YakVC8klI&feature=related