The Kingdom of Herring Island (KHI), commonly referred to as the Herring Island, is a unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the northern portion of the Kermadic Islands. Herring Island has a total area of 2,785 square miles and a population of 72,000 people (2015). The country shares a long southern border with New Zealand (31 miles long). Herring Island has an extensive coastline, with all sides but its southern border facing the south Pacific Ocean near the cultural territories of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.