New Zealand

A Pacific nation of two main islands with a founding Maori population and a British settler society joined by the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. A self-governing dominion that gained full independence over the 20th century, it pairs a pastoral export economy with a record of social reform (the first country to grant women the vote, 1893).

• Existed: 1907 CE – present
• Type: Country
• Government: Constitutional monarchy (Commonwealth realm)
• Capital: Wellington