Part of the country series of articles.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: NORMAL PRECAUTIONSThe Commonwealth advises travellers to exercise normal precautions when travelling in this country. Travellers should familiarise themselves with local laws and customs and consular availability.
| Dominion of New Zealand | |
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| Constitutional Monarchy | |
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| Capital | Wellington |
| Languages | English, MΔori |
| Population | 4,200,000 |
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in the southern Pacific, prosperous and predominantly agricultural, trading within the Commonwealth and with Australia, on which it relies substantially for manufactured goods, financial services and strategic support. The economic relationship is close and longstanding, and the two countries coordinate on defence and foreign policy through Commonwealth structures.
The country’s economy is built on wool, dairy, lamb and timber, exported primarily to Commonwealth markets. New Zealand has not pursued industrial development to the degree Australia has, and its small cities – Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch – serve a largely rural hinterland rather than driving an industrial base of their own.