Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Language: English, native languages

Currency: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents

Population: 18,783,551

Natural Hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts

Import: machinery and transport equipment, computers and
office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil andpetroleum products

Export: coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat,
machinery and transport equipment

Industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing,chemicals, steel

Transportation:
Railways:
total: 38,563 km (2,914 km electrified)
broad gauge: 6,083 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 16,752 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 15,728 km 1.067-m gauge
dual gauge: 172 km NA gauges

Highways:
total: 913,000 km
paved: 353,331 km (including 13,630 km of expressways)
unpaved: 559,669 km (1996 est.)

Waterways: 8,368 km; mainly by small, shallow-draft craft

Ports & Harbors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport
(Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania),Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville

Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia

Language: English (official), Maori

Currency: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents

Population: 3,662,265

Natural Hazards: earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity

Import: machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,
petroleum, consumer goods, plastics

Export: wool, lamb, mutton, beef, fish, cheese, chemicals,
forestry products, fruits and vegetables, manufactures, dairy products, wood

Industries: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining

Transportation:
Railways:
total: 3,973 km
narrow gauge: 3,973 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified)

Highways:
total: 92,200 km
paved: 53,568 km (including at least 144 km of expressways)
unpaved: 38,632 km

Waterways: 1,609 km; of little importance to transportation

Ports & Harbors: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington