New Zealand
Country in Oceania
New Zealand is a country in Oceania, with its capital in Wellington. About 5.3 million people live there (2025), making it the 123rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 270,467 km², it is the 75th largest country by area. It has no land borders.
New Zealand at a glance
- Capital
- Wellington
- Population (2025)
- 5.3 million
- Area
- 270,467 km²
- Density
- 20 per km²
- Official languages
- English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar
- People
- New Zealander
- Calling code
- +64
- Internet domain
- .nz
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is New Zealand?
How New Zealand compares
Population rank
123rd of 195
3rd of 14 in Oceania
Size rank
75th of 195
3rd of 14 in Oceania
Crowding
20 per km²
More crowded than 14% of countries
- Similar in size: Burkina Faso (272,967 km²).
- Similar population: Mauritania (5.3 million).
- The New Zealand dollar is also used in 4 other places: the Cook Islands, Niue, the Pitcairn Islands and Tokelau.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
- Māori is not an official language anywhere else.
- New Zealand Sign Language is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of New Zealand
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both are blue with the Union Jack. Australia has white seven pointed stars, with a large one under the Union Jack; New Zealand has four red stars edged in white.
The story of the flag of New Zealand →·Play Guess the Flag →·Play Guess the Country →
Would you recognise New Zealand?
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How players do with New Zealand
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with New Zealand so far, from 367 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
47% right
55th hardest of 176 · 249 answers
Its flag
82% right
97th hardest of 145 · 98 answers
Its capital
80% right
26th hardest of 58 · 20 answers
- Players find New Zealand on the map in 47% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
- Players recognise the flag of New Zealand in 82% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Australia.
- Players know that the capital of New Zealand is Wellington in 80% of tries.
New Zealand has no land borders
New Zealand shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: New Zealand
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of New Zealand?
That's the flag of New Zealand, easy to confuse with Australia.
2. What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
3. Which has more people?
New Zealand has about 5.3 million people and Mauritania about 5.3 million.
Questions about New Zealand
Is New Zealand a country?
Yes. New Zealand is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of New Zealand?
The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.
Does New Zealand have any land borders?
No. New Zealand is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is New Zealand?
New Zealand covers 270,467 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso (272,967 km²).
Is New Zealand hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find New Zealand in 47% of 249 tries, 55th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
Which flags look like the flag of New Zealand?
Australia. Both are blue with the Union Jack. Australia has white seven pointed stars, with a large one under the Union Jack; New Zealand has four red stars edged in white.
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