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This is an example of the
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Location:
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Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and
the South Pacific Ocean |
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Geographic
coordinates:
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27 00 S, 133 00 E |
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Area:
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total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and
Macquarie Island |
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Area -
comparative:
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slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48
states |
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Land
boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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25,760 km |
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Climate:
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generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south
and east; tropical in north |
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Land use:
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arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27
million hectares of cultivated grassland)
permanent crops: 0.04%
other: 93.81% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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25,450 sq km (2003) |
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Population:
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20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.3% (male 2,023,375/female
1,929,229)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 6,945,068/female
6,831,653)
65 years and over: 13.2% (male
1,197,494/female 1,507,357) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.1 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 38 years (2007 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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0.824% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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GDP (purchasing
power parity):
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$666.3 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP (official
exchange rate):
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$645.3 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP - real
growth rate:
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2.8% (2006 est.) |
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GDP - per
capita (PPP):
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$32,900 (2006 est.) |
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GDP -
composition by sector:
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agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 26.2%
services: 70% (2005 est.)
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Labor force:
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10.66 million (2006 est.) |
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Labor force -
by occupation:
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agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 21.2%
services: 75.2% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment
rate:
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4.9% (2006 est.) |
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Household
income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
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Distribution of
family income - Gini index:
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35.2 (1994) |
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Inflation rate
(consumer prices):
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3.8% (2006 est.) |
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Investment
(gross fixed):
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26.8% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $267 billion
expenditures: $258 billion; including
capital expenditures of $NA (2006 est.)
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Public debt:
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14.1% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Agriculture -
products:
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wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep,
poultry |
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Industries:
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mining, industrial and transportation equipment,
food processing, chemicals, steel
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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-3.5% (2006 est.) |
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Electricity -
production:
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225.3
billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
consumption:
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209.5 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
exports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
imports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Oil -
production:
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530,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
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Oil -
consumption:
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877,300 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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523,400 bbl/day (2001) |
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Oil - imports:
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530,800 bbl/day (2001) |
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Oil - proved
reserves:
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3.664 billion bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas -
production:
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37.03 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
consumption:
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26.37 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
exports:
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10.66 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
imports:
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0 cu m (2004 est.) |
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Natural gas -
proved reserves:
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821.2 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
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Current account
balance:
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$-41.62 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports:
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$117 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports -
commodities:
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Coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore,
wheat, machinery and transport equipment
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Exports -
partners:
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Japan 20.3%, China 11.5%, South Korea 7.9%, US
6.7%, NZ 6.5%, India 5% (2005)
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Imports:
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$127.7 billion (2006 est.) |
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Imports -
commodities:
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machinery and transport equipment, computers and
office machines, telecommunication equipment and
parts; crude oil and petroleum products
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Imports -
partners:
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US 13.9%, China 13.7%, Japan 11%, Singapore
5.6%, Germany 5.6% (2005) |
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Reserves of
foreign exchange and gold:
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$48.25 billion (2006 est.) |
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Debt -
external:
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$585.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
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Economic aid -
donor:
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ODA, $894 million (FY99/00) |
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Currency
(code):
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Australian dollar (AUD) |
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Exchange rates:
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Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285
(2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419
(2003), 1.8406 (2002) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular:
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18.42 million (2005) |
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Internet
country code:
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.au |
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Internet hosts:
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7.773 million (2006) |
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Internet users:
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14.664 million (2006) |
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Airports:
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455 (2006) |
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Airports - with
paved runways:
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total: 311
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 133
914 to 1,523 m: 143
under 914 m: 13 (2006)
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Ports and
terminals:
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Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay
Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port
Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney |
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Area:
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total: 268,680 sq km
land: 268,021 sq km
water: NA
note: includes Antipodes Islands,
Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell
Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
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Area -
comparative:
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about the size of Colorado |
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Land
boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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15,134 km |
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Climate:
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temperate with sharp regional contrasts
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Terrain:
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predominately mountainous with some large
coastal plains |
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m
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Natural
resources:
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natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber,
hydropower, gold, limestone |
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Land use:
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arable land: 5.54%
permanent crops: 6.92%
other: 87.54% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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2,850 sq km (2003) |
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Natural
hazards:
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earthquakes are common, though usually not
severe; volcanic activity |
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Environment -
current issues:
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deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and
fauna hard-hit by invasive species
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Environment -
international agreements:
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party to: Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources,
Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,
Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Antarctic
Seals, Marine Life Conservation
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Population:
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4,115,771 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.8% (male 437,547/female
417,698)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 1,393,057/female
1,378,358)
65 years and over: 11.9% (male
214,189/female 274,922) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 34.2 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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0.95% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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13.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration
rate:
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3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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GDP (purchasing
power parity):
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$106 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP (official
exchange rate):
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$98.77 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP - real
growth rate:
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1.9% (2006 est.) |
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GDP - per
capita (PPP):
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$26,000 (2006 est.) |
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GDP -
composition by sector:
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agriculture: 4.3%
industry: 26.9%
services: 68.8% (2006 est.)
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Labor force:
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2.18 million (2006 est.) |
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Labor force -
by occupation:
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agriculture: 10%
industry: 25%
services: 65% (1995) |
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Unemployment
rate:
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3.8% (2006 est.) |
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Population
below poverty line:
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NA% |
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Household
income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA (1991 est.)
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Distribution of
family income - Gini index:
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36.2 (1997) |
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Inflation rate
(consumer prices):
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3.8% (2006 est.) |
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Investment
(gross fixed):
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22% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $41.51 billion
expenditures: $36.99 billion; including
capital expenditures of $NA (2006 est.)
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Public debt:
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19.9% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Agriculture -
products:
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wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits,
vegetables; wool, beef, lamb and mutton, dairy
products; fish |
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Industries:
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food processing, wood and paper products,
textiles, machinery, transportation equipment,
banking and insurance, tourism, mining
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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1.2% (2006 est.) |
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Electricity -
production:
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41.1 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
consumption:
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38.22 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
exports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
imports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Oil -
production:
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27,860 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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Oil -
consumption:
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150,600 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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30,220 bbl/day (2001) |
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Oil - imports:
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119,700 bbl/day (2001) |
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Oil - proved
reserves:
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89.62 million bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas -
production:
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4.35 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
consumption:
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4.349 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
exports:
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0 cu m (2004 est.) |
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Natural gas -
imports:
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0 cu m (2004 est.) |
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Natural gas -
proved reserves:
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33.36 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
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Current account
balance:
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$-7.944 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports:
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$23.69 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports -
commodities:
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dairy products, meat, wood and wood products,
fish, machinery |
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Exports -
partners:
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Australia 21.4%, US 14.1%, Japan 10.6%, China
5.1%, UK 4.7% (2005) |
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Imports:
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$25.23 billion (2006 est.) |
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Imports -
commodities:
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machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,
petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
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Imports -
partners:
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Australia 20.9%, US 11%, Japan 11%, China 10.9%,
Germany 4.9% (2005) |
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Reserves of
foreign exchange and gold:
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$10 billion (2006 est.) |
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Debt -
external:
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$47 billion (2006 est.) |
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Economic aid -
donor:
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ODA, NA (2006 est.) |
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Currency
(code):
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New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
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Exchange rates:
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New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5408
(2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221
(2003), 2.1622 (2002) |
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Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular:
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3.53 million (2005) |
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Telephone
system:
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general assessment: excellent domestic
and international systems
domestic: NA
international: country code - 64;
submarine cables to Australia and Fiji;
satellite earth stations - 1 InMarSat (Pacific
Ocean), 7 other |
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Radio broadcast
stations:
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AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Television
broadcast stations:
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41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet
country code:
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.nz |
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Internet hosts:
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1.05 million (2006) |
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Internet users:
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3.2 million (2005) |
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Airports:
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118 (2006) |
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Airports - with
paved runways:
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total: 45
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 4 (2006) |
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Ports and
terminals:
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Auckland, Lyttelton, Tauranga, Wellington,
Whangarei |
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