SERIAL · 570Insular Oceania
Niue
CapitalAlofi
CurrencyNZD · New Zealand dollar
LanguageEnglish, Niuean
Since1974
ISONIU · NU
Population
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Watermark portrait: Dalton Tagelagi
— THE COUNTRY —
Island country
Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean, is part of Polynesia, and is predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. As one of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is nicknamed "The Rock", which comes from the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia".
Text: Wikipedia — NiueCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Alofi
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar (NZD)
- Official language
- English, Niuean
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +683
- Top-level domain
- .nu
- Independence / founding
- 1974
- Highest point
- Niue Highest Point (68 m)
- Anthem
- Ko e Iki he Lagi
The World Bank does not publish figures for Niue, so this note carries no economic or social statistics.
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— TRADE —
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— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Ko e Iki he LagiAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Alofi · approx. UTC-11
Neighbours
Niue has no land borders
Landmarks
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People
Dalton TagelagiNew Zealand politician, Premier of Niue (born 1968)
Toke TalagiPremier of Niue (1951-2020)
Young VivianNiuean politician
Sani LakataniNiuean politician
John PuleNiuean artist and writer (born 1962)
Va'aiga TukuitongaNiuean politician
Fata-a-ikiKing of Niue
O'Love JacobsenNiuean politician and diplomat
Robert RexNiuean politician (1909–1992)
Frank LuiPremier of Niue
Patricia RexNiuean politician
Nukai PeniaminaNiuean missionary
History
1974Niue — founding / independence (Wikidata)
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
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