| Official
Name:
Niue (former Savage Crab, I mean, Savage Island) |
| Location:
Middle of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean - 19
02 S, 169 52 W (belongs to the Polynesia
Triangle). |
| Neighbour
Countries:
None. (Tonga and Samoa are the nearest
places) |
| Area:
260 sq km (not counting reef flats) One of
the largest Coral Islands |
| Coastline:
64 Km (not counting the wharf) |
| Roads:
86 Km Paved with some pot holes- 148 Km
unpaved with no pot holes |
| Terrain:
Limestone Rocks and Coral Cliffs everywhere
except in the middle which is flat.. |
| Economic
zone:
200 nautical miles full of huge fishes |
| Arable
land:
12% can be planted the rest is Uga's home. |
| Climate:
Hot,
Humid, enjoyable...very tropical with cooler
nights. |
| Average
Temperature:
Summer 28 degrees Celsius, Winter 24º. |
| Sea
Water temperature:
Anything between 24º and 29º. One of the
cleanest sea water in the world. |
| Highest
Point: Mount
with no name 70 metres and rising. |
| Natural
Hazards:
Cyclones, Hit your toe in Corals, Uga bites. |
| Population:
1500...1499....1498....decreasing (more than
20.000 living overseas) |
| Labour
Force:
663...662...661..... |
| Industries:
Fish and Noni Juice Export, Tourism. |
| Unemployment
rate:
12% |
| Language
:
English, Niuean. |
| Currency:
New Zealand Dollar - NZ$ |
| Literacy:
96% |
| Ethnic
Groups:
Niuean 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%,
European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%,
unspecified 3%, Ugas 80%, Roosters 1000% |
| Religions:
Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant
church closely related to the London
Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints
8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's
Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%,
other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% . |
| Capital:
Alofi (the centre of the universe) |
| Villages:
14 (most with abandoned houses) |
| Independence:
19 October 1974, Niue became a
self-governing parliamentary government in
free association with New Zealand. |
| Government:
Parliamentary Democracy |
| Budget:
Revenues- NZ$ 15 million ... Expenditure -
NZ$ 16 Million |
| Internet
code: .nu
(free Internet in Niue) |
| International
phone code:
683 |
| Premier:
Young Vivian (election every 3 years) |
Flag:
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| Surf:
No rideable
waves. |
| Beaches:
3 or 4 very
small ones not accessible all the time. |
| Main
Characteristics:
Many fantastic Caves, Arches, Reef Flats,
Tropical Fishes, Forests, Walking Tracks,
Very green and unpolluted, Clean places with
no rubbish on the sites or streets, Very friendly
people, Almost no existent crime, Great snorkelling
and diving, Wale watching, Spectacular
sunsets, No rush hour, No traffic, No rat
race, No tropical diseases. |
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