From 4ed9ab51388617141a2d8baf060fdc6800397a28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:36:38 -0400 Subject: nz stub --- nz.page | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 nz.page (limited to 'nz.page') diff --git a/nz.page b/nz.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c647db1 --- /dev/null +++ b/nz.page @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +================ +New Zealand +================ + +Justice System +---------------- + +203 prisoners per 100k, vs. 760 for USA and 55 for Iceland. + +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. + +#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. + -- cgit v1.2.3