Niue
Niue
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About Niue
Niue or the "Rock of Polynesia", is one of the world's largest corall reef islands with the island surrounded by beatifull limestone cliffs and caves. Close to the only break in the coral reef lies Alofi, Niue's capital with a population of 750 people.
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General information
- Capital: Alofi
- Language: Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
- Climate: Tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
- Timezone: UTC -11
- Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD) = 100 cents
- Electricity plugs: i (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 2,166 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +683
- Toplevel domain .nu
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
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Religion: Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - Protestant ) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9%
National holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
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