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Niue has one primary school on the island, one secondary school, and one early childhood education facility.

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When cyclones battered Niue in 1959 and 1960, the new houses built with New Zealand aid introduced modern conveniences, which changed Niuean attitudes.

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Niue's economy is very small with a GDP of around U.S. $7.6 million (estimated in 2000).

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Remittances from Niuean expatriates, generally from New Zealand, constitute a significant proportion of Niue's income as well.

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Niue is located about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.

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More Niueans live in New Zealand than in Niue.

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Forests and woodland make up 19 percent of Niue, arable land 19 percent, permanent crops eight percent, permanent pastures four percent, and "other" makes up 50 percent.

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Many participants are based in New Zealand, and some play for their adopted country—the most-capped All Black center Frank Bunce is Niuean-Samoan.

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Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing public services by almost half.

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Niue had been offered autonomy in 1965 (along with the Cook Islands, which accepted), but had asked for its autonomy to be deferred another decade.

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Niue is fully responsible for internal affairs while New Zealand retains responsibility for foreign affairs and defense.

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Around 1936, when the census recorded 54 Niue-born residents in New Zealand, family members began establishing themselves in New Zealand so that others could follow.

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Fears that the Niuean language might disappear led to the establishment of the Niue Foundation, and publication in the twentieth century of a revised Niuean dictionary and hymn book.

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In August 2005, Australian mining company Yamarna Goldfields suggested that Niue might have the world's largest deposit of uranium.

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The British granted Niue to New Zealand in 1901 for services during the South African War.

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Niue is a small island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Niueans increasingly looked to New Zealand as a land of opportunity, and Niue’s main export has become its people.

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Niue was first settled by Polynesian sailors from Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.

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Niue has been self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974.

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New Zealand’s 2001 census showed there were 5,328 New Zealand residents born in Niue, while 20,148 included Niuean ancestry in their ethnicity.

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Niue's remoteness and the cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands have caused it to be separately administered.

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The constitution specifies that in everyday practice, executive authority is exercised by the Cabinet of the Premier of Niue and three other ministers.

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Popular hip hop artist Che Fu draws heavily on his Niuean–M?ori heritage for inspiration.

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English has increasingly become the language spoken by Niueans.

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Despite being one of the world’s smallest rugby-playing nations, in 2003, Niue beat both Japan and the U.S. Other popular sports include kilikiti (Niuean cricket), netball (a sport based on basketball), and softball.

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In 1887, King Fataaiki wrote to Queen Queen Victoria of England, requesting that Niue be placed under British protection, but his request was turned down.

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The premier and ministers must be members of the Niue Assembly, the nation's legislative assembly.

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The economy of Niue suffers from the Pacific Island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population.

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Niue's terrain is marked by steep limestone cliffs along the coast with a central plateau rising to about 200 feet (60 m) above sea level.

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Niuean is a Polynesian language closely related to the Tongan-Samoan languages.

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Niue gained its autonomy in 1974 in free association with New Zealand, which handles the island's military and foreign affairs.

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Seventy-five percent of Niueans belong to the Ekalesia Niue, or Niuean Church, which is a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society.

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