NEW ZEALAND

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HISTORICAL NOTES

The Maoris –the first people;

Abel Tasman discovered the western coast;

Rediscovered in 1769 by Capitan James Cook;

The war - since 1860 by 1871;

1907 – the status of a Dominion.

GEOGRAPHY

Cook Strait (North Island and South Island) and a small island (Stewart Island);

The North Island – springs, geysers, watering places;

The South Island – fertile plains, high mountains, the Southern Alps;

Mount Cook – 3,764 m;

Rivers: the Wanganui, the Waikato;

Lake Taupo.

Natural gas, coal, high-grade ironsands;

Expensive forests;

Population: 3,145,000 in 1976;

90% - British, 10% - Maoris.

GEOGRAPHY

THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

• Industry plays an important role;

• GRASS – is “the green gold” of New Zealand;

• Food Industry (butter, cheese), milk powder factories, meat works, meat canneries;

•Mainly farm machinery and equipment.

THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

Imports:

industrial products, plant, machinery;

motor vehicles, metal goods, raw materials;

semi-processed materials, components, some foodstuffs.

I - The world’s biggest exporter of meat and dairy products!

II - The second largest exporter of wool!

THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

• The House of Representatives;

• Governor General – Executive Council – the Prime Minister;

• Two big parties: the National Party and the Labour Party.

NEW ZEALAND

DRUZNOVA ANASTACIA

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