Niue Google maps and facts
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Facts about Niue
Administrative divisions: | none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government , but there are 14 villages at the second order |
Area: | total: 260 sq km land: 260 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Background: | Niue's remoteness , as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands , have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5 ,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1 ,444 in 2008) , with substantial emigration to New Zealand , 2 ,400 km to the southwest. |
Flag description: | yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross |
Capital: | name: Alofi geographic coordinates: 19 01 S , 169 55 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
Climate: | tropical; modified by southeast trade winds |
Currency code: | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
Ethnic groups: | Niuen 78.2% , Pacific islander 10.2% , European 4.5% , mixed 3.9% , Asian 0.2% , unspecified 3% (2001 census) |
Geographic coordinates: | 19 02 S , 169 52 W |
Geography note: | one of world's largest coral islands |
Government type: | self-governing parliamentary democracy |
Imports partners: | New Zealand mainly , Fiji , Japan , Samoa , Australia , US (2006) |
Internet country code: | .nu |
Land boundaries: | 64 km |
Neighbouring countries: | 0 km |
Languages: | Niuean , a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
Location: | Oceania , island in the South Pacific Ocean , east of Tonga |
Map references: | Oceania |
National holiday: | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand) , 6 February (1840) |
Nationality: | noun: Niuean(s) adjective: Niuean |
Natural hazards: | typhoons |
Population: | 1 ,444 (July 2008 est.) |
Religions: | Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1% , Latter-Day Saints 8.8% , Roman Catholic 7.2% , Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4% , Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4% , other 8.4% , unspecified 8.7% , none 1.9% (2001 census) |
Terrain: | steep limestone cliffs along coast , central plateau |
Unemployment rate: | 12% (2001) |
Capital of Niue
Alofi (click to view Alofi map)
Places in Niue
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