Niue
self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
Niue as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 95 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
Oceania, Polynesia, 460 km east of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean
23 fieldstotal area
260 sq km
land area
260 sq km
comparative area
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
territorial sea
12 nm
arable land
61%
permanent crops
4%
meadows and pastures
4%
forest and woodland
19%
other
12%
current issues
NA
natural hazards
subject to typhoons
international agreements
signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
People
12 fieldsnoun
Niuean(s)
adjective
Niuean
Religions
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)
total population
NA%
male
NA%
female
NA%
by occupation
most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Government
Self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
22 fieldsconventional long form
none
conventional short form
Niue
Type
- 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)
chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by New Zealand Representative Kurt MEYER (since NA)
head of government
Premier Frank F. LUI (since 12 March 1993; Acting Premier since December 1992)
cabinet
Cabinet; consists of the premier and three other ministers
Legislative Assembly
- elections last held on 6 March 1993 (next to be held NA 1996);
- results - percent of vote NA;
- seats - (20 total, 6 elected)
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.
25 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.
revenues
$5.5 million
expenditures
$6.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1985 est.)
commodities
canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaw, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
partners
NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia
commodities
food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs
partners
NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Western Samoa, Australia, US
capacity
1,500 kW
production
3 million kWh
consumption per capita
1,490 kWh (1990)
Agriculture
- coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes;
- subsistence crops - taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes;
- pigs, poultry, beef cattle
recipient
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $62 million
Exchange rates
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.7771 (January 1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584 (1992), 1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989)
Communications
10 fieldstotal
229 km
unpaved
all-weather 123 km; plantation access 106 km
total
1
usable
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 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/niue/1994.