Niue Travel Information
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Time Difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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Capital City: Alofi
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Airports: 1
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Travel Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
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Area Comparative: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Travel Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
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Languages: Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
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Ethnic Groups: Polynesian (with some 200 Europeans, Samoans, and Tongans)
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National Holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
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Inflation Rate: 4%
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Geographic Coordinates: 19 02 S, 169 52 W
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Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
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Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
2019 Edition