home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View.iso
/
pac
/
nieu
/
nieu.po1
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-05-02
|
2KB
|
72 lines
<text>
<title>
Niue (NZ): Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Niue
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Niue</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: NE
</p>
<p>Type: self-governing territory in free association with New
Zealand; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand
retains responsibility for external affairs
</p>
<p>Capital: Alofi
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none
</p>
<p>Independence: 19 October 1974 (became a self-governing territory in
free association with New Zealand on 19 October 1974)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
</p>
<p>Legal system: English common law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of
Waitangi established British sovereignty)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Niue Island Party (NIP), Young
VIVIAN
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> 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
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, premier, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Appeal Court of New Zealand, High Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by New Zealand Representative John SPRINGFORD (since NA
1974)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Acting Premier Young VIVIAN (since the death
of Sir Robert R. REX on 12 December 1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: ESCAP (associate), SPARTECA, SPC, SPF
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (self-governing territory in
free association with New Zealand)
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none (self-governing territory in
free association with New Zealand)
</p>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>