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Auckland's ports are the second largest in the country, behind the Port of Tauranga, [166] and a large part of both inbound and outbound New Zealand commerce travels through them, mostly via the facilities northeast of Auckland CBD. Freight usually arrives at or is distributed from the port via road, though the port facilities also have rail ...
Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more ...
List of national capitals by area; List of capital cities by elevation; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of former national capitals; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of purpose-built national capitals; List of national capitals situated on an international border
Until 1982, the capital was Colombo, where many governmental institutions remain; it is still designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. See also: Capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official) Also known as Kotte, the city is a suburb of Colombo. Conakry Guinea: Africa: Copenhagen Denmark: Europe: Cotonou (de facto) Benin ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Gaza City is the country's largest city prior to evacuations in 2023. Ramallah (administrative centre) 104,173 Philippines: Manila: 1,780,148: Quezon City: 2,936,116: 1.67: Quezon City, a northeastern suburb of Manila, was planned as the post-colonial capital of the Philippines and officially declared the capital after independence from 1948.
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals; List of national ...
For instance, in 2016, Auckland was ranked the world's third most liveable city and Wellington the twelfth by the Mercer Quality of Living Survey. [ 313 ] The median age of the New Zealand population at the 2018 census was 37.4 years, [ 314 ] with life expectancy in 2017–2019 being 80.0 years for males and 83.5 years for females. [ 315 ]