venth-Day
Adventist)

Languages: Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English

Labor force: 1,000 (1981 est.)
by occupation: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only
in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board

@Niue:Government

Names:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Niue

Digraph: NE

Type: self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand;
Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains
responsibility for external affairs

Capital: Alofi

Administrative divisions: none

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)

Constitution: 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)

Legal system: English common law

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
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 branch: unicameral
Legislative Assembly: elections last held 6 March 1993 (next to be
held NA 1996); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (20 total, 6
elected)

Judicial branch: Appeal Court of New Zealand, High Court

Political parties and leaders: Niue Peoples Party (NPP), Young VIVIAN

Member of: ESCAP (associate), INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), SPARTECA,
SPC, SPF, UNESCO, WHO

Diplomatic representation in US: none (self-governing territory in
free association with New Zealand)

US diplomatic representation: none (self-governing territory in free
association with New Zealand)

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

@Niue:Economy

Overview: 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, alt