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Niue ( / ˈ nj uː eɪ / NEW -ay ; Niuean : Niuē ) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean , 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand within the triangle formed by Tonga to the west, Samoa to the north, and the Cook Islands to the east. Its land area is 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi) and its population, predominantly Polynesian , is around 1,190. They commonly refer to the island as "The Rock", a reference to the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia ".
Niue, whose capital is the village of Alofi , is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, and New Zealand conducts most of its diplomatic relations on its behalf. Niueans are New Zealand citizens, and Queen Elizabeth II is head of state in her capacity as Queen of New Zealand . 90 to 95 percent of Niuean people live in New Zealand, along with about 70% of the speakers of the Niuean language .
Niue is not a member of the United Nations, but UN organisations have accepted its status as a freely-associated state as equivalent to independence for the purposes of international law. As such, Niue is a full member of some UN specialised agencies (such as UNESCO , and the WHO ), and is invited, alongside the other non-UN member state, the Cook Islands , to attend United Nations conferences open to "all states".