New Zealand
/ˌnjuːˈziːlənd/- an island country in the South Pacific about 1,900km (1,200 miles) east of Australia; pop. 4,213,400 (est. 2009); languages, English, Maori; capital, Wellington. Maori name
A OTEAROA.新西兰（位于澳大利亚以东约1,900公里, 即1,200英里处的一个南太平洋岛国, 2009年估计人口4,213,400, 语言为英语和毛利语, 首都惠灵顿; 毛利语名A OTEAROA）。
New Zealand consists of two major islands (North and South Islands) separated by Cook Strait, and several smaller islands. The original discoverers of the country were the Maoris. The first European to sight New Zealand was the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642: the islands were circumnavigated by Captain James Cook, and came under British sovereignty in 1840. Full dominion status was granted in 1907, and independence in 1931 within the Commonwealth.
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