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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Niue [18]
(Free association with New Zealand)
LAND AREA: 259 sq. km SEA AREA: 390000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 2239 (1991)
DENSITY: 9 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: -3%/year
ECONOMY
Income/Capita: $0
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 6,000 ha, 23.1% of land area, 3.0 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 6,000 ha
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
REFERENCES:
Last updated 11/02/98
Islands of Niue
Niue (Niue)
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