New Zealand is perceived as a picture-postcard country with verdant landscapes, clear rushing waters, and sparklingly clear air; the embodiment of an untainted land. The mainland lies in splendid isolation in the vastness of the southwest Pacific Ocean. Comprised of three main islands and numerous smaller islands with a combined area of 270,500 square kilometers and 5,650 kilometers of coastline, it is similar in size to the British Isles or Japan, but with a fraction of the population. Its nearest neighbor is Australia, which lies west, beyond the Tasman Sea, 1,600 kilometers away. The main North, South, and Stewart Islands...
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