NEW ZEALAND In the 2006 census, 67.6 percent identified ethnically as European and 14.6 percent as Māori.[237] An additional 11.1 percent of the population identified simply as being of New Zealander (or similar) origin; most of these are believed to be of European heritage.[238] Other major ethnic groups include Asian (9.2 percent) and Pacific peoples (6.9 percent), while 1 percent identified with other ethnicities.[239][n 7] The population has become more diverse in recent decades: in 1961, the census reported that the population of New Zealand was 92 percent European and 7 percent Māori, with Asian and Pacific minorities sharing the remaining 1 percent.[241] • While the demonym for a New Zealand citizen is New Zealander, the informal Kiwi is commonly used both internationally[242] and by locals.[243] The Māori loanword Pākehā has been used to refer to New Zealanders of European descent, although others reject this appellation.[244][245] The word Pākehā today is increasingly used to refer to all non-Polynesian New Zealanders.[246] 74.0% European • 14.9% Māori • 11.8% Asian • 7.4% Pacific peoples • 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American, African • 1.7% Other[4] NAURU Nauru (English i/nɑːˈuːruː/ nah-OO-roo), officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres (186 mi) to the east. With 9,378 residents in a 21-square-kilometre (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the smallest state in the South Pacific and second smallest state by population in the world, behind only Vatican City. Settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, who were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into trusteeship again. Nauru gained its independence in 1968. FIJI FIJI is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of New Zealands North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealands Kermadec Islands to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and Frances Wallis and Futuna to the northeast, and Tuvalu to the north. The country comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of circa 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The farthest island is Onu-i-Lau. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population of almost 860,000. The capital and largest city, Suva, is on Viti Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levus coasts, either in Suva or in smaller urban centres like Nadi (tourism) or Lautoka (sugar cane industry). Viti Levus interior is sparsely inhabited due to its terrain.[11]
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