Niue
in Polynesia
Oceania
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: I)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 4G
- ISO 2-Letter code:
- NU
- Internet top level domain:
- .nu
- Country phone prefix:
- +683
- Local Time (capital):
- Timezone:
- UTC/GMT offset: hours
Explore Niue
Niue with its capital Alofi is located in Oceania (Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 261 square kilometers (1.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 1,618 citizens. English is the language commonly spoken used by the people in Niue. This country shares no land borders with another country.
Niue is an island in Oceania. It is located approximately halfway between Tonga and the Cook Islands. The word Niue is not used in the local language to refer to this island, meaning in fact Look! There's a coconut. Captain Cook called it Savage Island, thinking (incorrectly) that the natives who came to greet them were painted in blood. From the sea approaches Niue is flat with its cliff faces resembling a large ‘Swiss cheese’ composed of coral limestone rock peppered with caves, hidden caverns and chasms, buried grottoes and other subterranean natural fissures that are yet to be discovered and developed into tourist attractions. Niue is dotted with many caves and limestone arches. There are a lot of 'sea tracks' that lead from the road to the coast. Wandering down one and seeing what you find at the end is a lot of fun.
Popular Destinations in Niue
Administrative regions of Niue
About the country
Website: Niue Tourism
P.O. Box 42
Alofi
Niue Island
Phone: +683 4224
Fax: +683 4225
Mail: niuetourism@mail.gov.nu
The landscape is steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau. The average density of population is about 6 per km². The climate in Niue can be described as tropical with modified by southeast trade winds. Potential threats by nature are tropical cyclones.
To reach someone Niue dial +683 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".nu". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: I). The sign for the locally used currency Dollar is NZD.
Yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross; the larger star stands for Niue, the smaller stars recall the Southern Cross constellation on the New Zealand flag and symbolize links with that country; yellow represents the bright sunshine of Niue and the warmth and friendship between Niue and New Zealand.
Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to 1,626 in 2015) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
Geography
| Area | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total (World Rank: 210) | 260 | sq km |
| Land (World Rank: 207) | 260 | sq km |
| Forest (World Rank: 167) | 3.80 | % |
| Comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC | |
| Coastline | ||
| 64 | ||
| Elevation | ||
| Highest point (World Rank: 238) | 1 | m |
| Agricultural land | ||
| Total (World Rank: 166) | 19.10 | % |
| Arable (World Rank: 161) | 3.80 | % |
| Permanent crops (World Rank: 25) | 11.50 | % |
| Permanent pastures (World Rank: 167) | 3.80 | % |
| Map reference | ||
| Oceania | ||
| Environment | ||
| Issues | increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture | |
| Agreement party |
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| Hazzards | tropical cyclones | |
| Location | ||
| Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga | ||
| Climate | ||
| tropical; modified by southeast trade winds | ||
| Terrain | ||
| steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau | ||
People
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total (World Rank: 230) | 1,618 | |
| Growthrate (World Rank: 194) | -0.03 | % |
| Health | ||
| Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 81) | 1.84 | |
| Sanitation access total (World Rank: 11) | 100.00 | % |
| Obesity adult (World Rank: 10) | 42.50 | % |
| Drinking water access (World Rank: 71) | 98.50 | % |
Energy
| Electricity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production (World Rank: 215) | 4,000,000 | kWh |
| Consumption (World Rank: 214) | 3,720,000 | kWh |
| Source fossil (World Rank: 18) | 100.00 | % |
| Refined products | ||
| Consumption (World Rank: 213) | 60 | bbl / day |
| Import (World Rank: 210) | 64 | bbl / day |
| Carbon footprint | ||
| 3520 | ||
Nation
| Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| Health (World Rank: 71) | 7 | % of GDP |
| Surplus (World Rank: 198) | -13 | % of GDP |
| National symbol | ||
| yellow | ||
| Adjective | ||
| Niuean | ||
| Noun | ||
| Niuean(s) | ||
| Background | ||
| Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to 1,626 in 2015) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest. | ||
| Flag description | ||
| yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross; the larger star stands for Niue, the smaller stars recall the Southern Cross constellation on the New Zealand flag and symbolize links with that country; yellow represents the bright sunshine of Niue and the warmth and friendship between Niue and New Zealand | ||
Economy
| Gdp | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 226) | 10,010,000 | USD |
| Real growth rate (World Rank: 24) | 6.20 | % |
| Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 162) | 5,800 | USD |
| Source agriculture (World Rank: 36) | 23.50 | % |
| Source industry (World Rank: 103) | 26.90 | % |
| Source service (World Rank: 178) | 49.50 | % |
| Labourforce | ||
| Total (World Rank: 227) | 663 | |
| Products | ||
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| Exports |
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| Imports |
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Communication
| Internet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Users (World Rank: 220) | 1,090 | |
| Population (World Rank: 19) | 91.60 | % |
Transport
| Air | ||
|---|---|---|
| Airports paved (World Rank: 213) | 1.00 | |
| Airports unpaved (World Rank: 191) | 1.00 | |
| Road | ||
| Total length (World Rank: 208) | 234.00 | |
| Paved length (World Rank: 168) | 210.00 | |
This is a list of famous places in this country in alphabetical order.