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Niue
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 1,398 in 2009) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
Location :
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Geographic Coordinates Center :
19 02 S, 169 52 W (Latitude, Longtitude)
Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :
| West | -169.95 |
| North | -18.96 |
| East | -169.78 |
| South | -19.15 |
Map references :
Oceania
Area :
| total | 260 | square km |
| land | 260 | square km |
| water | 0 | square km |
Coastline :
64.00 km
Climate :
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain :
steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Elevation extremes :
| lowest point | 0 | metres |
| highest point | 68 | metres |
Natural resources :
| arable land | fish |
Land use :
| arable land | 11.54 | % |
| permanent crops | 15.38 | % |
| other | 73.08 | % |
Natural hazards :
| typhoons |
current issues :
increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture
international agreements :
| Biodiversity | Climate Change |
| Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol | Desertification |
| Law of the Sea | Ozone Layer Protection |
Population :
1 398
Indicators :
| Growth rate | -0.03 | % |
Religions :
| Ekalesia Niue | 61.10 | % |
| Latter-Day Saints | 8.80 | % |
| Roman Catholic | 7.20 | % |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2.40 | % |
| Seventh-Day Adventist | 1.40 | % |
| other | 8.40 | % |
| unspecified | 8.70 | % |
| none | 1.90 | % |
Languages :
| Niuean | |
| Polynesian language closely related to Tongan | |
| Samoan | |
| English |
Literacy :
| total population | 95.00 | % |
Country name :
| conventional short form | Niue |
Country Codes :
| ISO 3166 | NU |
| ISO Numeric | 570 |
| ISO3 | NIU |
| FIPS | NE |
| ccTLD | nu |
| English | Niue |
Capital :
| name | Alofi |
| geographic coordinates | 19 01 S, 169 55 W |
| time difference | -11.00 |
International organization participation :
| ACP | AOSIS |
| FAO | IFAD |
| OPCW | PIF |
| SPC | Sparteca |
| UNESCO | UPU |
| WHO | WMO |
National holiday :
Waitangi Day
1840-02-06
Executive branch :
| Prime Minister Toke TALAGI | Queen ELIZABETH II |
GDP - Gross Domestic product :
| PPP - Purchasing Power Parity | 10 010 000 | $ |
| Official Exchange Rate | 10 010 000 | |
| RGR - Real Growth rate | 6.20 | % |
| PPP - per capita | 5 800 | $ |
GDP Composition by sector :
| agriculture | 23.50 | % |
| industry | 26.90 | % |
| services | 49.50 | % |
Other Indicators :
| Unemployment rate | 12.00 | % |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 4.00 | % |
Budget :
| revenues | 15 070 000 | $ |
| expenditures | 16 329 999 | $ |
Agriculture - products :
| beef | cassava |
| coconuts | honey |
| limes | passion fruit |
| pigs | poultry |
| sweet potatoes | taro |
| yams |
Industries :
| food processing | handicrafts |
| tourism |
Energy :
| Electricity Production | 3 000 000 | kWh |
| Electricity Consumption | 2 790 000 | kWh |
| Oil Imports | 30 | bbl/day |
Commodities :
| canned coconut cream | copra |
| footballs | handicrafts |
| honey | limes |
| papayas | passion fruit products |
| root crops | stamps |
| vanilla |
Value :
9 038 000 $
Commodities :
| chemicals | drugs |
| food | fuels |
| live animals | lubricants |
| machinery | manufactured products |
Currency-code :
NZD
Currency-name :
New Zealand dollar
Communications :
| Telephons Main lines in use | 1 000 | |
| Telephons Mobile, Cellular | 600 | |
| FM Radio broadcast stations | 1 | |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 | |
| Internet Country code (ccTLD) | nu | |
| Internet Hosts | 396 370 | |
| Internet Users | 1 000 |
Transportation :
| Airports with paved runways | 1 | |
| Roadways - total | 120 | km |
| Roadways - paved | 120 | km |
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