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Internet country code:
.nu
Internet hosts:
382,599 (2008)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)
Internet users:
900 (2002)
Transportation
Niue
Airports:
1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Roadways:
total: 120 km paved: 120 km (2008)
Ports and terminals:
none; offshore anchorage only
Military
Niue
Military branches:
no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Transnational Issues
Niue
Disputes - international:
none
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008
@Norfolk Island
Introduction
Norfolk Island
Background:
Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Geography
Norfolk Island
Location:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Geographic coordinates: