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| capital: | Alofi |
| geographic coordinates: | 19 01 S, 169 55 W |
| time difference: | UTC + 11 |
| daylight saving time: | NO |
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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 an estimated 1,444 in 2008), with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest. |