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Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to about 2,100 in 2002) with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest.
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Country
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Surface Area: 260 square km
Population: 2,134 (July 2002 est.)
Located in: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Capital City: Alofi
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II, the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner John BRYAN
Prime Minister: Sani LAKATANI
Independent since: on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand
Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
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