NZ

   Nestling in the South Pacific Ocean, miles from anywhere. NZ has marginally less computers than the US of A per capita. Highly literate, at least 50% of the 3.8 million people can read and write properly and the rest are not far behind. The main exports are dead sheep, dairy products and highly talented young Kiwis. (Some return). Famed for its temperate climate, marijuana grows wild, the people are of English, Scottish, Irish and Northern European stock. A country of immigrants since rediscoverd by Captain Cook in 1769, NZ is the ideal multiracial society. Originally discovered by Able Tasman a century before, the Dutchman sailed home and forgot about 'Nu Zee Land.'
   The indigenous race are called Maori and arrived by canoe about a thousand years ago. The Maori are of Polynesian heritage. The Maori word for the whiteman is Pakeha and Kia-ora means both hello and goodbye. The brave Maori 28 Batalion had Hitler shivering in his boots in WW2. There are racial differences but nothing compared with the rest of the world.
   Politics are middle of the road and please, nothing controversial.
   Scenically stunning, tourism is a booming industry. Allegedly you can catch a marlin, shoot a deer and fish for rainbow trout all in one day. Hotels are cheap and the NZ dollar goes a long way if you don't spend much.
   The most famous Kiwi is Sir Edmond Hilary who climbed Mount Everest in 1953. He's expected back shortly. NZ was the first country in the world to give women the vote. Nobody knows why.