GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2003): $10.01 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2003): $5,800 (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2003): $10.01 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2003): $5,800 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Alofi
Population (Estimated July 2012): 1,269
Area: 261km2 or 100mi2
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZ$)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Self Governing Free association with New Zealand
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 61.1% of the population are Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church), 19.8% have other Christian beliefs, 8.4% have other religious beliefs, 10.6% have no or unspecified religious beliefs)
Highest Point: Unnamed area at 68m or 223ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -11:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 14 Villages; Alofi North, Alofi South, Avatele, Hakupu, Hikutavake, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Namukulu, Tamakautoga, Toi, Tuapa, Vaiea.
Leaders: (Head of State) H.M. Queen Elizabeth II; Premier Toke Talagi.
Additional: Nieu is of the Cook Islands but administered separately from the rest.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and Niue Statistics.
