THE COUNTRY

NEW ZEALAND - AOTEAROA

NEW ZEALAND FLAG

NEW ZEALAND MAP 

- 2 Main Island

- 1600 kilometres East of AUSTRALIA

POPULATION, MINORITIES AND IMIGRATION

Ethnic groups 78% European

                          14,6% Maori

                           9,2% Asian

                           6,9% Pacific people


New Zealand immigration policy is relatively open

POLITIC

New Zealand is an independent parliamentary democracy 

within the British Commonwealth

THE GOVERNOR - GENERAL 

Sir ANAND ATYANAND

                     THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II                                                                                                                                 

LANGUAGE

English (98%)

Maoris (4.2%)

NZ Sign language (0.6%)

RELIGION

POVERTY

The poverty is not very high in New Zealand, thanks to the Maori culture which is in osmosis as well with the population as with the nature. What’s more, this country is in the TOP 10 of the countries where it feels good living.

ECONOMY

• GDP per capita is about $30,000 which places New Zealand in the 30^th world rank

• market economy whichis greatly dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the European Union, the United States, China and Japan
  
  

• high level of life satisfaction

• Unemployment: the 5th-best ranking in the OECD

Unemployment by Ethnic Group

Ethnicity	Unemployment Rate
European	3.8%
Maori	11.9%
Pacific Peoples	13.1%
Asian	6.6%

Unemployment by Age-Group

Age Group	Unemployment Rate
15 - 19	19.6%
20 - 24	12.0%
25 - 29	4.8%
30 - 34	4.9%
35 - 39	4.3%
40 - 44	3.6%
45 - 49	3.9%
50 - 54	2.5%
55 - 59	2.8%
60 - 64	3.4%