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| Anthem | "God Defend New Zealand" |
| Royal Anthem | "God Save the Queen" |
| Capital | Wellington |
| Largest City | Auckland |
| Official Languages | English Maori |
| Government | Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Lt Gen Sir Jeremiah Mateparae GNZM QSO |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | from the United Kingdom |
| Constitution Act 1852 | 17 January 1853 |
| Dominion | 26 September 1907 |
| Statute of Westminster Adoption Act | 25 November 1947 |
| Constitution Act 1986 | 13 December 1986 |
| Currency | New Zealand Dollar (NZD) |
New Zealand, officially the Realm of New Zealand (Maori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific ocean. It is one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms.