================ 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