New Zealand facts

Here a little list with facts on New Zealand

fact on NZ:
Estimated resident population At 31 March 2008
All ages 4,222,700
Under 15 years 887,900
15–64 years 2,811,700
65 years and over 523,200

more facts about new zealand:
* Visitor arrivals (140,500) were similar to May 2007 (140,800).
* There were more visitors from China (up 700), but fewer from the United States (down 1,000) and Thailand (down 600)
* New Zealand resident departures (174,000) were up 2 percent from May 2007 (171,300)
* There were more trips by New Zealand residents to Australia, the Cook Islands (both up 900) and China (up 800).
* Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 1,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis.
• The number of people employed increased by 1.9 percent to 2,126,200 in the year
ended March 2007 – a record high.
• The number of people unemployed increased by 2.0 percent to 82,200 in the year
ended March 2007. The unemployment rate remained flat at 3.7 percent.

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Email: info stats.govt.nz
Phone toll-free: 0508 525 525
Phone international: +64 4 931 4600
Fax: +64 4 931 4610
Post: P O Box 2922, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Website: .stat.govt.nz

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