- Anthem: «God Defend New Zealand» is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being «God Save the Queen».
- Official languages: English, Māori, NZ Sign Language.
- Geographical location: it is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is situated some 1 500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1 000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.
- Administrative divisions: New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier of local government), and five are administered by unitary authorities, which are territorial authorities (the second tier of local government) that also perform the functions of regional councils.
- Capital: Wellington.
- Governance: the politics of New Zealand function within a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democracy. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state. The New Zealand Parliament holds legislative power and consists of the Queen and the House of Representatives. The Queen is usually represented by the Governor-General of New Zealand. Members are elected to the House of Representatives usually every three years.The prime minister is the most senior minister, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government. Other ministers are appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the prime minister, and are all accountable to Parliament. The country has a multi-party system in which many of its legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of and precedents set by the United Kingdom's Westminster Parliament.
- Population: 4.6 million.
- Currency: New Zealand dollar.
- GDP: $200.8 billion.
- Time zone: GMT +12.
- Telephone code: +64.
- Barcode: 94.
Trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and New Zealand
New Zealand's economic performance in 2017:
- GDP — $200.8 billion;
- Inflation — 2.2%;
- Unemployment — 4.9%;
- Exports — $37.4 billion;
- Imports — $38.7 billion;
- Credit rating — ААА/stable;
- Financial year — from July 1 to June 30.
New Zealand is a highly-developed and trade-dependent country.
It has a strong international reputation as a country with efficient and advanced agriculture.
Cattle husbandry (dairy cattle husbandry and sheep breeding), fishery, horticulture, wine production and viniculture form the basis of agriculture. New Zealand is the second biggest producer of wool fiber in the world after Australia. The largest corporation in the country Fonterra holds 85% of the milk market.
A specific feature of the country is that there are no big industrial companies and heavy industries, primarily because of high labor costs. The food industry is the largest one, because of its extensive infrastructure and the highest number of employed people. Along with the food industry, woodworking is also highly developed.
New Zealand is a saturated and sophisticated market. There are the international brands as well as cheap products from China, India, and Southeast Asia.
In recent years, trade turnover between Belarus and New Zealand has fluctuated from $7 million to $26 million.
Dynamics of trade between Belarus and New Zealand (according to the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (in million U.S. dollars)
|
Year |
Turnover |
Exports |
Imports |
Surplus |
|
2011 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
-6.5 |
|
2012 |
25.1 |
20.5 |
4.6 |
15.9 |
|
2013 |
17.0 |
13.5 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
|
2014 |
21.7 |
15.9 |
5.8 |
10.1 |
|
2015 |
25.7 |
21.0 |
4.7 |
16.3 |
|
2016 |
21.7 |
18.8 |
2.9 |
15.9 |
|
2017 |
24.4 |
20.8 |
3.6 |
17.2 |
In 2017, Belarus mainly exported the products of 4 commodity headings:
- Potassic fertilizers (98%);
- Prepared or preserved fish, caviar;
- Spirits;
- Measuring and checking instruments, profile projectors.
Belarus's most profitable products, imported by New Zealand:
- Prepared or preserved crustaceans;
- Tableware and kitchenware of glass;
- Corsetry;
- Footwear with uppers of leather;
- Men's knitted clothing;
- Bread and bakery confectionery products;
- Women's knitted underwear;
Belarus's most promising products to export to New Zealand:
- Road construction, loading and agricultural machinery;
- Tyres;
- Instruments and apparatus;
- Optic apparatus;
- Furniture;
- Spirits;
- Men's and women's clothing;
- Footwear.
New Zealand's most valuable products, imported by Belarus:
- Frozen fish (61.1%);
- Seeds (15%).
- Enzymes, prepared enzymes (8.9%);
- Wine of fresh grapes, grape must (7.1%);
- Mechano-therapy appliances and other therapeutic respiration apparatus (3.1%).
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