Niue
Official name: |
Niue |
Capital City: |
Alofi |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
683 |
Population: |
2,174 (July 1996 es |
Currency: |
1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 2, Feb 6, Apr 22, 25, 26, Jun 6, Oct 16, 25, Dec 25, 26 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaw, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts |
Partners: NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia Major Imports: |
Commodities: food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs |
Partners: NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Western Samoa, Australia, US Total Export: |
$117,500 (f.o.b., 1989) |
Total Import: |
$4.1 million (c.i.f., 1989) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$2.4 million (1993 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$1,200 (1993 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
NA |
Population Growth Rate: |
-0.62% (1996 est.) |
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