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Niue

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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

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 %

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-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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