Niue
 | Niue is a U.S. Self-Governing Territory
Overseas in Free association with New Zealand.
Niueans are citizens of New Zealand and about
three quarters of all Niueans live in New
Zealand.
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The area of Niue is 259 square km. The population is 2,267. The Capital
is Alofi.
Niue is a coral island. The largest village and best port of Niue is Alofi,
on the western coast of the island.
Major exports include copra, woven goods, honey, and fruit. Niue was
sighted in 1774 by the British explorer James Cook, who called it Savage
Island because of the hostile reception that he had received.
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Bibliography :
Encarta 96 Encyclopedia
CD ROM by Microsoft Pty Ltd
The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia
World Book, Inc
Compton's Interactive World Atlas
Encarta World Atlas 1998
Research by Helen 6H
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