| People | Niue |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Niue
note: pronounciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee
former: Savage Island |
Dependency status:
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self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue |
Government type:
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self-governing parliamentary democracy |
Capital:
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name: Alofi
geographic coordinates: 19 01 S, 169 55 W
time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Administrative divisions:
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none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order |
Dependent areas:
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void |
Independence:
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on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
National holiday:
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Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) |
Constitution:
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19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act) |
Legal system:
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English common law; note - Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own laws |
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
Executive branch:
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chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner John BRYAN (since May 2000)
head of government: Premier Young VIVIAN (since 1 May 2002)
cabinet: Cabinet consists of the premier and three ministers
elections: the monarch is hereditary; premier elected by the Legislative Assembly for a three-year term; election last held 12 May 2005 (next to be held in May 2008)
election results: Young VIVIAN reelected premier; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - Young VIVIAN 85%, O'Love JACOBSEN 15% |
Legislative branch:
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; six elected from a common roll and 14 are village representatives)
elections: last held 7 June 2008 (next to be held in 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 20 independents |
Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue |
Political parties and leaders:
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Alliance of Independents or AI; Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN] |
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
International organization participation:
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ACP, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO |
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) |
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) |
Flag description:
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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 star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross |
Government - note:
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void |
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