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Official Name of Niue: Niue
Government type in Niue: self-governing parliamentary democracy
Capital of Niue: Alofi
Primary Language in Niue: Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
Currency in Niue: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

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 2004), with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest.

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