Key facts
Capital:Alofi
Location:Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Currency:New Zealand dollars (NZD)
Area:260 sq km
Population:2,000 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Niuean (official) 46% (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)
Religion:Ekalesia Niue (Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society) 61.7%, Church of Jesus Christ 8.7%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Jehovah's Witness 2.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.2%, none 8.9% (2017 est.)
TimeZone:UTC-11
Tel Code:+683
