Niue
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| Niue
Niuē
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| Anthem: Ko e Iki he Lagi (Niuean) The Lord in Heaven |
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| Capital | Alofi 19°03′S 169°52′W / 19.05°S 169.867°W |
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| Largest village | Hakupu | |||||
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| Demonym | Niuean | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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| - | Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| - | Governor-General | Sir Jerry Mateparae | ||||
| - | Premier | Toke Talagi | ||||
| Legislature | Niue Assembly | |||||
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| - | Self-government in free association with New Zealand | 19 October 1974 | ||||
| - | Independence in foreign relations recognised by the UN[1][2] | 1994 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 260 km2 100 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 1,398[3] (221st) | ||||
| - | Density | 5.35/km2 (n/a) 13.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $10 million (not ranked) | ||||
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(NZD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC−11) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Calling code | +683 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .nu | |||||
Niue is an island country in the south Pacific. It is commonly known as "Rock of Polynesia". It has its own government, but it is an associated state of New Zealand. This means that Niue's head of state is New Zealand's sovereign (queen) in right, and most diplomatic relations are conducted by the latter on Niue's behalf.
The territory is 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.
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- ↑ (PDF) The World today, UN, http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/world00.pdf.
- ↑ "Organs Supplement" (PDF), Repertory of Practice, UN, p. 10, http://untreaty.un.org/cod/repertory/art102/english/rep_supp8_vol6-art102_e_advance.pdf.
- ↑ "Niue". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ne.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
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