Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga

Geographic coordinates 19 02 S, 169 52 W

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 260 sq km

Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 64 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate tropical; modified by southeast trade winds

Terrain steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m

Natural resources fish, arable land

Land use
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 8%
other: 73% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards typhoons

Environment - current issues increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note one of world's largest coral islands

NOTE: The information regarding Niue on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niue Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niue Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.