| [Visitor (112.21.*.*)]answers [Chinese ] | Time :2021-11-18 | Socio-economic and political development in New Zealand
New Zealand is a modern and prosperous developed country. Gross domestic product in 2006 was $103.873 billion (53st in the world in 2006);
Livestock is the foundation of New Zealand's economy, New Zealand's agricultural and livestock exports accounted for 50% of its total exports, lamb, dairy products and crude wool exports are the world's first. New Zealand is also the world's largest producer and exporter of deer antler, accounting for 30% of the world's total production. The deposits are mainly coal, gold, iron ore, natural gas, silver, manganese, tungsten, phosphate, oil and so on, but reserves are small. Oil reserves of 30 million tons and natural gas reserves of 170 billion cubic meters. Forest resources are rich, forest area of 8.1 million hectares, accounting for 30% of the country's land area, of which 6.3 million hectares for natural forests, 1.8 million hectares for afforestation, the main products are logs, logs, wood pulp, paper and wood. Rich in fish.Industry to agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry products processing, mainly dairy products, blankets, food, wine, leather, tobacco, paper and wood processing and other light industry, products are mainly for export. Agriculture is highly mechanized. The main crops are wheat, barley, oats, fruits and so on. Food is not self - sufficient and needs to be imported from Australia. Livestock is developed and is the foundation of New Zealand's economy. Livestock land is 13.52 million hectares, accounting for half of the land area. Dairy products and meat are the most important new exports. Crude wool exports are the world's largest, accounting for 25% of the world's total production. New Zealand is rich in fish production, is the world's fourth largest exclusive economic zone, 200 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone fishing potential of about 500,000 tons per year.In addition to the major industries food processing industry (meat and dairy) and industry, New Zealand's food processing technology, telecommunications, plastics, textiles, forest products, electronics, mountaineering supplies and apparel are becoming more competitive. In recent years, the special lifestyle goods industry, such as sailing, is also growing rapidly. New Zealand's stock index NZX reflects a wide variety of companies...
Industries: Food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining.
Unemployment rate: 3.6% (2007 statistics)
Exports: Oil, dairy, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery.
Imports: Machines and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics |
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