Niue
self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
Niue as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 73 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
Oceania, 460 km east of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean
14 fieldsPeople
14 fieldsReligions
Ekalesia Nieue (Niuean Church) 75% - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society, Morman 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist)
Government
Self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
20 fieldsType
- self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand;
- Niue fully responsible for internal affairs;
- New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs
Independence
19 October 1974 (became a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand on 19 October 1974)
National holiday
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty)
Elections
- Legislative Assembly:
- last held on 8 April 1990 (next to be held March 1993);
- results - percent of vote NA;
- seats - (20 total, 6 elected) NIP 1, independents 5
Leaders
- Chief of State:
- Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by New Zealand Representative John SPRINGFORD (since NA 1974)
- Head of Government:
- Acting Premier Young VIVIAN (since the death of Sir Robert R. REX on 12 December 1992)
Flag
- yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant;
- the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large one on a blue disk in the center and a smaller one on each arm of the bold red cross
Economy
The economy is heavily dependent on aid from New Zealand.
18 fieldsOverview
The economy is heavily dependent on aid from New Zealand. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, with the shortfall made up by grants from New Zealand - the grants are used to pay wages to public employees. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export.
Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of migration of Niueans to New Zealand.
Exports
$175,274 (f.o.b., 1985)
- commodities:
- canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaw, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
- partners:
- NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia
Imports
$3.8 million (c.i.f., 1985)
- commodities:
- food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs
- partners:
- NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Western Samoa, Australia, US
Agriculture
- coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes;
- subsistence crops - taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes;
- pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Exchange rates
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.9486 (January 1993), 1.8584 (1992), 1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989), 1.5244 (1988)
Communications
4 fieldsAirports
- total:
- 1
- useable:
- 1
- with permanent-surface runways:
- 1
- with runways over 3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
- 1
Telecommunications
- single-line telephone system connects all villages on island;
- 383 telephones;
- 1,000 radio receivers (1987 est.);
- broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, no TV
Defense Forces
Police Force
3 fieldsCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Niue.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/niue/1993.