Niue

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About Niue

Welcome to the Niue group. Please feel free to post all photos from Niue, and also consider joining worldwidewandering - a travel atlas, where you can not only add photos, but also post your Niue pictures and comments to the Niue thread.
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Capital: Alofi
Languages: English, indigenous
Ethnic Groups: Polynesian
Religions: Church of Niue 76%, Mormon 12%, Roman Catholic 5%
Monetary Unit: New Zealand Dollar (NZD 554)


- Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

Niue (pronounced: "new-eh") is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia." Natives of the island call it simply the Rock. Although it is self-governing, it is in free association with New Zealand, meaning that the sovereign in right of New Zealand is also Niue's head of state. Most diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on Niue's behalf. Niue is located 2,400 kilometers northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands...more
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On flickr:
• South Pacific Islands
• Oceanea
• Polynesian Perspective
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Other Forums:
• Lonely Planet Thorntree: Niue