_#_Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun—New Zealander(s); adjective—New Zealand

_#_Ethnic divisions: European 88%, Maori 8.9%, Pacific Islander 2.9%, other 0.2%

_#_Religion: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 9% (1986)

_#_Language: English (official), Maori

_#_Literacy: 99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1970)

_#_Labor force: 1,591,900; services 67.4%, manufacturing 19.8%, primary production 9.3% (1987)

_#_Organized labor: 681,000 members; 43% of labor force (1986)

_*Government #_Long-form name: none; abbreviated NZ

_#_Type: parliamentary democracy