New Zealand

Key facts

Land borders

New Zealand shares no land border with another sovereign state.

New Zealand in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. New Zealand is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 27 claims from the pool that are true of New Zealand, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name ends with “-land”1 of 7
• Its name begins with “N”1 of 11
• Is in Oceania1 of 14
• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Spans more than one time zone1 of 18
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152