 Niue
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
19 02 S, 169 52 W |
| Area |
total: 260 sq km land: 260 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds |
| Terrain |
steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau |
| Population |
1,492 note: based on data for 2000 and 2001, which indicate a declining population trend that is assumed to continue (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
| Imports |
food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs |
| Exports |
canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts |
| Hazards |
typhoons |
| Resources |
fish, arable land |
| Geography |
one of world's largest coral islands |
| Nationality |
noun: Niuean(s) adjective: Niuean |
| Capital |
name: Alofi geographic coordinates: 19 01 S, 169 55 W time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.nu |
| Internet Users |
900 (2002) |
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