Nationality: noun—Niuean(s); adjective—Niuean
Ethnic divisions: Polynesian, with some 200 Europeans, Samoans, and
Tongans
Religion: 75% Ekalesia Nieue (Niuean Church)—a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society, 10% Mormon, 5% Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist
Language: Polynesian tongue closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
Literacy: NA%, but education compulsory between 5 and 14 years of age
Labor force: 1,000 (1981 est.); most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Organized labor: NA
- Government
Long-form name: none
Type: self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
Capital: Alofi