Total area: 268,838 square km
Land area: 264,537 square km Water area: 4,301 square km Size comparative to the US: NZ = 103,738 square miles; US = 3,718,695 square miles Shares a border with: Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga Total distances of land boundaries: 0 km Distance of coastline: 15,134 km Climate: temperate with sharp regional contrasts Terrain: predominantly mountainous with large coastal plains Lowest elevation point: 0m Highest elevation point: 3,754 m Physical maps: |