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Geography of Niue

Location:Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Geographic coordinates:19 02 S, 169 52 W
Map references:Oceania
Area:total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:0 km
Coastline:64 km
Maritime claims:territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain:steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m
Natural resources:fish, arable land
Land use:arable land: 11.54%
permanent crops: 15.38%
other: 73.08% (2005)
Irrigated land:NA
Natural hazards:typhoons
Environment - current issues:increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture
Environment - international agreements:party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:one of world's largest coral islands

Niue Quickstats

  • Population: 1,492
  • Area: 260 sq km
  • Density:
  • GDP (total): $7.6 million (not ranked)
  • GDP (per capita):
  • Literacy: 95%

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  • Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
  • Dial code: +683

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