Niue
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesCountry name - conventional long form : none
Country name - conventional short form : Niue
Country name - former : Savage Island
Government type : self-governing parliamentary democracy
Capital - name : Alofi
Capital - time difference : UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
National holiday : Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Population : 1,444 (July 2008 est.)
Nationality - noun : Niuean(s)
Nationality - adjective : Niuean
Languages : Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
Currency (code) : New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Currency code : NZD
Niue is located Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga. The climate is tropical; modified by southeast trade winds. The terrain is steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau.
Background
This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.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.
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