From bddda1613c461aa96a3f5ee01b48f2456cdd6c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Newbold Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:55:11 -0800 Subject: more tmp and misc stuff to scratch --- scratch/nz.page | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 scratch/nz.page (limited to 'scratch/nz.page') diff --git a/scratch/nz.page b/scratch/nz.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c50c5d --- /dev/null +++ b/scratch/nz.page @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +================ +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. + +Privacy, Spycraft +------------------- + +NZ participates in US/Canada/UK/Australian spying and information sharing, +including ECHELON, with 2 ECHELON ground sites in NZ. + +Economy +------------ +"Westpac CEO gets $5.4m [NZD] pay packet [...] The figure likely makes him the +highest paid CEO in New Zealand this year." (2011; roughly $4.2m USD) + +http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/5962549/Westpac-CEO-gets-5-4m-pay-packet + -- cgit v1.2.3