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+New Zealand
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+Justice System
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+
+203 prisoners per 100k, vs. 760 for USA and 55 for Iceland. 
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+Military
+-------------
+2.3/2.8% of population is active/total military, vs. 5.1/9.8% in the USA. 1% of
+GDP (NZ 1.7 billion) vs. 4.7% ($692 billion) for USA. 
+
+Sent some troops for Afghanistan War, sent engineers but not soldiers to Iraq. 
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+#2 in "Global Peace Index", USA #82/153.
+
+During the Vietnam War, Agent Orange chemicals were produced in New Zealand and
+shipped to US forces in Vietnam. 
+
+NZ participates in US/Canada/UK/Australian spying and information sharing,
+including ECHELON, with 2 ECHELON ground sites in NZ. 
+