90,419,606 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -0.2% (1992) National product real growth rate: 3.31% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Japanese (singular and plural) and 3 town districts**; Akaroa, Amuri,, Ashburton, Bay of Islands, Bruce, Buller, Chatham Islands, Cheviot, Clifton, Clutha, Cook, Dannevirke, Egmont, Eketahuna, Ellesmere, Eltham, Eyre, Featherston, Franklin, Golden
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