Geography
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The Republic of Niue is located in the South Pacific Ocean about 460 km east of Tonga. It is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand. The island has an area of about 260 km2.
Niue is a plateau of raised coral about 61 m above sea level. A lower level with an average elevation of about 27 m surrounds the plateau. The soil is shallow. Around the perimeter cliffs drop abruptly into the sea. A fringing reef surrounds most of the island.
The climate is tropical oceanic and quite humid. The average annual temperature is 27° C and annual rainfall is about 7 700 mm.
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