Auck Islands
Auck Islands, officially the British Monarchy of Auckland, is a federal monarchy and British overseas territory in southeastern Atlantic Ocean (Europe). It is a member of the European Union and founding member of World Trade Organization and hosts the EU and WTO's headquarters. Auck Islands covers an area of 22,875 square kilometres (8,987 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people.
Straddling the cultural boundary between American and Latin Europe, Auck Islands is home to two main linguistic groups, the American-English (about 59%), mostly East Coast, and the British-speakers (about 41%), in addition to a small group of Spanish-speakers.
Historically, Auck Islands was a small uninhabitated land west from Portugal. In 1675, an Irish explored James O'Connor first set foot in this island in an area now known as Navy Pier. Since then, people from Western and Southern Europe have been using the islands for timber, coal, clam and as a seaport for travelling to Americas. In 1704, Auck Islands were conquered by the British Empire and were renamed from what was known as Terra Aqua. In the 19th-20th, Auck Islands have undergone major structural changes, as well as started using the rich resources as a power symbol. In 1894, World Trade Organization was established, which helped Auck Islands to stand back on its foot. Since then, Auck Islands is the richest nation in the world and has beaten all high standart of living records.
Upon its incorporation into the British Empire, Auck Islands participated in the Industrial Revolution and, during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in Mediterranean Sea. The second half of the 20th century was marked by the rise of economy and welfare.
| Capital and largest city | Aucklanda 15x432;411 | |
| Official language |
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|---|---|---|
| Ethnic groups | see Demographics section below | |
| Demonym | Aucklander | |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy[1] | |
| - | Monarch | Queen Dennis von Maastricht |
| - | Prime Minister | Jeremy Kayle |
| Legislature | Federal Parliament | |
| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | Sanctuarium |
| Change of control | ||
| - | Declared from the Britain | 7th March 1841 |
| - | Recognised | 14th November 1864 |
| Area | ||
| - | Total | 22,875 km2 (152nd) |
| - | Water (%) | 6.4 |
| Population | ||
| - | 2012 census | 11,035,948[2] (75th) |
| - | Density | 482.6/km2 (25th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |
| - | Total | $420.307 billion[3] (30th) |
| - | Per capita | $37,883[3] (20th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |
| - | Total | $19,017 trillion[3] (1st) |
| - | Per capita | $168,074[3] (1st) |
| Gini (2011) | 18.3[4] low | |
| HDI (2013) |  0.938[5]very high · 3rd | |
| Currency | Euro (€)b (EUR) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC-2) | |
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC-3) |
| Drives on the | right | |
| Calling code | 96 | |
| ISO 3166 code | AL | |
| Internet TLD | .co.alc | |
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