...is only a fraction larger than the United Kingdom, but contains a fifteenth of the population.
...has 6000 kilometers of coast line and nowhere is more than 120km from the coast.
...was the first western democracy to give women the vote.
...contains the most southerly capital city on the planet, Wellington.
...has a population of which 20% was born overseas.
...has won more Olympic gold medals, per capita, than any other country.
...is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world.
...has a population that is outnumbered by sheep by 10 to 1.
