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NEW ZEALAND

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There are 9 sheep per person in New Zealand, making it the highest ratio in the world.

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New Zealand has the highest ratio of golf courses to people in the world too - we have over 400.

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Wellington is New Zealand's capital city - it is the most remote and most southerly capital city in the world.

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New Zealand was the location of the world's first commercial bungy jumping site. It was opened by A.J. Hackett, an early pioneer of the adrenalin pumping activity, in Queenstown in 1988.

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New Zealand has the highest ratio of animals to people in the world - 95% of living creatures in the country are animals. We don’t have any snakes though.

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With a visibility of 70 to 80 metres, Nelson's Blue Lake in New Zealand has the clearest water in the world.

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In the greater Auckland area you will find 50 volcanic cones, including Mount Rangitoto. Luckily, most of them are extinct.

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New Zealand has three official languages - English, Maori and sign language.

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Along with Denmark, New Zealand has less corruption than anywhere else in the world. This is according to a ranking by the Corruption Perception Index.

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Australia still calls New Zealand one of its states. It is in Australia's constitution and means New Zealand could join up, if it wanted to.

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New Zealand is home to a hill that has the longest place name of any English-speaking country in the world. It has 85 letters: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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The Kiwi is a bird. It doesn't fly, and it lays huge eggs - they are six times bigger than any other bird of a similar size.

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New Zealand has the highest ratio of Scottish piping bands to people in the world - yep, even more than in Scotland.

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New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the vote (in 1893) and in 2006, every high position of state was occupied by a woman.

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