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Niue Capital: Alofi Population: 2,166 The Geography of Niue Total Size: 260 square km Size Comparison: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC Geographical Coordinates: 19 02 S, 169 52 W World Region: Oceania General Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau Geographical Low Point: Pacific Ocean 0 m Geographical High Point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds The People of Niue Type of Government: self-governing parliamentary democracy Languages Spoken: Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English Independence: on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand National Holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Nationality: Niuean(s) 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) Economy of Niue Major Industries: tourism, handicrafts, food processing Agricultural Products: coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle Natural Resources: fish, arable land Major Exports: canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts Major Imports: food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD) National GDP: $7,600,000 Total Export Revenue: $137,200 Brief History of Niue: 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 about 2,166 in 2006), with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest. Back to Geography Home Page

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