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Communications of New Zealand

Telephones - main lines in use:1.729 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:3.53 million (2005)
Telephone system: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
Radio broadcast stations:AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios:3.75 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:1.926 million (1997)
Internet country code:.nz
Internet hosts:1.05 million (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):36 (2000)
Internet users:3.2 million (2005)

New Zealand Quickstats

  • Population: 4,115,771 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 268,680 sq km
  • Density: 15 /km² (193rd)
  • GDP (total): $103.873 billion (53th)
  • GDP (per capita): $25,272 (29th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
  • Dial code: +64

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