>NZ has 4 million people and 80 million sheep. Really.
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>When I was there in 2003, it was down to 40 million sheep from 60 million so I doubt that there are now 80 million sheep. You have a link that confirms this number?

I will poke around and see. It was 20 years ago that I was there. At the time the figure was 75 million, then I later read 80 million. It's hard to believe the sheep population has fallen by half.

Where in New Zealand were you? It remains my favorite of the places I have been, along with Denver maybe.

I stand corrected. The sidebar in this article indicates the number is now 48 million. John R., what is the deal? That is quite a dropoff.

http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealandInBrief/Society/1/en