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New Zealand

New Zealand is an independent, unitary parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy, in Oceania, its capital Wellington. A hereditary monarch serves as head of state while an elected Prime Minister heads the government, and the unicameral New Zealand Parliament, the House of Representatives, holds legislative power.

Facts
Classification
Freedom Status
Liberal Democracy 1
Founding Year
1907 2
Connections

Governed By

Christopher Luxon Government, Governments
Source Politics of New Zealand (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

Practices

Constitutional Monarchy, Systems of Government
Source New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Parliamentary Democracy, Systems of Government
Source New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Referendum, Political Mechanisms
Source Referendum (Wikipedia)
Unitary State, Systems of Government
Source New Zealand (Wikipedia)

Signed

Antarctic Treaty, Documents

Original 1959 signatory to the Antarctic Treaty.

Source Antarctic Treaty System (Wikipedia)
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Same As

New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: the same subject.

Has Member

Financial Action Task Force

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Sources
1. Freedom House: New Zealand (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 99/100 (free)
Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 99/100 (free)
New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy with a long record of free and fair elections and of guaranteeing political rights and civil liberties.
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: New Zealand
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Government.Independence.text
Quote, Government.Independence.text
26 September 1907 (from the UK)
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Politics of New Zealand (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    independent, unitary, parliamentary democracy
  • Governed By: Christopher Luxon Government, Executive Government section, infobox, Prime Minister since field
    27 November 2023
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New Zealand (Wikipedia)
  • Practices: Unitary State, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Practices: Constitutional Monarchy, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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Referendum (Wikipedia)
WikipediaPractices: Referendum, Article text
Quote, Practices: Referendum, Article text
In 1992, New Zealand held a five-option referendum on their electoral system.
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