New Zealand: flag, capital & map
Get to know New Zealand, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Wellington
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 5,324,700
- Area
- 268,838 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
Wellington is New Zealand’s capital. The flag shows four red stars with white borders.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of New Zealand
The flag of New Zealand has a dark blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of four five-pointed white-edged red stars, on the fly side of the field.
Looks similar to: Australia.
Where it is
New Zealand is grouped in Australia and New Zealand, within Roam’s Oceania region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
New Zealand has a recorded area of 268,838 square kilometres. Among the 2 countries assigned to Australia and New Zealand in this dataset, it ranks 2 by area, from largest to smallest. Australia is immediately above it in that ordering, at 7,692,024 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 5,324,700 people for New Zealand in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 20 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is New Zealand Dollar (NZD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of New Zealand?
Reveal answer
Wellington. Wellington is New Zealand’s capital. The flag shows four red stars with white borders.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of New Zealand?
Reveal answer
The flag of New Zealand has a dark blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of four five-pointed white-edged red stars, on the fly side of the field.
Which land neighbours of New Zealand are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for New Zealand. It is grouped in Australia and New Zealand, within Roam’s Oceania region.
Which languages does the source list for New Zealand?
Reveal answer
English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in New Zealand.
Which currency codes are listed for New Zealand?
Reveal answer
New Zealand Dollar (NZD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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