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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Niue
former:
Savage Island
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| Dependency status: |
self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs
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| Government type: |
self-governing parliamentary democracy
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| Administrative divisions: |
none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages each with its own village council whose members are elected and serve three-year terms
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| Independence: |
on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand
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| National holiday: |
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
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| Constitution: |
19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
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| Legal system: |
English common law
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner John BRYAN (since NA May 2000)
head of government:
Premier Sani LAKATANI (since 1 April 1999)
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 19 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2002)
election results:
Sani LAKATANI elected premier; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
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| Legislative branch: |
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 19 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2002)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NPP 9, independents 11
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Sani LAKATANI]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ACP, ESCAP (associate), FAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UNESCO, WHO, WMO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
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| Flag description: |
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
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