аааааааа New Zealand, in the South Pacific, consists of two large islands with an area of 270,000 sq km. North Island has a warm climate and

there is quite a lot of volcanic activity. In the South Island there are the Southern Alps with Mount Cook (3754m) the highest mountain in

New Zealand.

аааааааа аOver 80%of the 3,6 million people are аof European (mainly British) origin. Around 9% of the population are аMaoris аwho came to

New Zealand from Polynesia in the thirteenth and fourteenthа centuries. The two official languages in the country are English and Maori.

а ааааааNew Zealand has some industry but agriculture is more important-there are 55million sheep,8 million cows and 1 million goats .