How Big, Hot, Tall, Crowded, and Rich?

It Figures!

Q: What's the definition of an accountant?

A: Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand.

- McMaster Accounting Society

Area
Wellington City - 28,897 hectares

Climate
average summer max temp - 20.3 degrees C
average winter min temp - 5.9 degrees C
average annual sunshine - 2025 hours
average annual rainfall - 1270mm

Population (2007)
Wellington City - 179,446
Wellington Region - 431,400

Heights of Notable Hills
Outlook Hill - 534m (I2)
Hawkins Hill - 495m (H5)
Colonial Knob (Porirua City Boundary) - 459m (B4)
Terawhiti Hill - 458m (H1)
Mt Kaukau - 445m (E5)
Makara Peak - 412m (G4)
Johnston Hill - 360m (G4)
Wrights Hill - 356m (G5)
Tinakori Hill - 303m (F5)
Polhill (wind turbine) - 299m (H5)
Mt Victoria - 196m (G6)
Mt Albert - 181m (H6)
Mt Crawford - 163m (F7)

Important Assets
Stormwater drains - 490km
Sewers - 850km
Water pipes - 866km
City roads - 600km
Road tunnels - 6
Bridges - 41
Traffic signs - 12,000
Street lights - 2400
Bus shelters - 280
Pedestrian crossings - 190
Traffic signals - 90 sites
Sports fields - 248
Children's playgrounds - 104
Town belt (area) - 425ha
Parks and reserves (area) - 2800ha
Manholes - 50,000

Source: Wellington City Council

Helen Clark Meets Steve Ballmer

Helen reflects: "Wear the Tron costume, Helen," they said. Now don't I feel stupid!

Source: geekzone.co.nz

Countries Ranked by Population: 2007

Note which country does NOT appear on this list! (Singapore has a larger population in its one city - 241 square miles) than NZ does in the whole country.)

Rank	Country	Population
1	China	1,321,851,888
2	India	1,129,866,154
3	United States	301,139,947
4	Indonesia	234,693,997
5	Brazil	190,010,647
6	Pakistan	169,270,617
7	Bangladesh	150,448,339
8	Russia	141,377,752
9	Nigeria	135,031,164
10	Japan	127,467,972
11	Mexico	108,700,891
12	Philippines	91,077,287
13	Vietnam	85,262,356
14	Germany	82,400,996
15	Egypt	80,264,543
16	Ethiopia	76,511,887
17	Turkey	71,158,647
18	Iran	65,397,521
19	Thailand	65,068,149
20	Congo (Kinsasha	64,606,759
21	France	61,083,916
22	United Kingdom	60,776,238
23	Italy	58,147,733
24	Korea, South	49,044,790
25	Burma (Myanmar)	47,373,958
26	Ukraine	46,299,862
27	Columbia	44,227,550
28	South Africa	43,997,828
29	Sudan	42,292,929
30	Spain	40,448,191
31	Argentina	40,301,927
32	Poland	38,518,241
33	Tanzania	38,139,640
34	Kenya	36,913,721
35	Morocco	33,757,175
36	Canada	33,390,141
37	Algeria	33,333,216
38	Afghanistan	31,889,923
39	Uganda	30,262,610
40	Nepal	28,901,790
41	Peru	28,674,757
42	Uzbekistan	27,780,059
43	Saudi Arabia	27,601,038
44	Iraq	27,499,638
45	Venezuela	26,084,662
46	Malaysia	24,821,286
47	Korea, North	23,301,725
48	Taiwan	23,174,294
49	Ghana	22,931,299
50	Romania	22,276,056

Source: US Census Bureau, International Data Base: Countries Ranked by Population census.gov

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