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Capital | Alofi |
Government | self-governing parliamentary democracy |
Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) and niues dollar |
Area | 260 km2 |
Population | 2,166 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
Religion | Ekalesia Niue (Protestant) 75%, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist) |
Calling Code | 683 |
Internet TLD | .nu |
Time Zone | UTC-11 |
Niue is an island in Oceania. It is located approximately halfway between Tonga and the Cook Islands.