The Auckland metropolitan area, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with over 1.4 million residents, 31 percent of the country's population.
Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world.
Auckland currently ranks 4th equal in a survey of the quality of life of 215 major cities of the world (2009 data).
Auckland is the economic capital of the nation.
Auckland is popularly known as the "City of Sails" because the harbour is often dotted with hundreds of yachts and has more per capita than any other city in the world, with around 135,000 yachts and launches.
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