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New Zealand is a unique country
 located
in the southern hemisphere. It spans
1600 km from north to south and is
approximately 2250km east of Australia. It is
made up of the North Island, the South Island
and a few outlying islands. Because of it's
geographical location it has a large number of
unique birds and plants.
New Zealand has a population of approximately
3.8 million people and is roughly the size of
the UK or Japan. The population is made up of
people from all over the world.
Because of it's (mainly) pristine environment
New Zealand has become a Mecca for out door
activities, such as water sports, tramping
(hiking), fishing - both sea and fresh water,
scuba diving
and skiing. |
