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 Dhekelia (2005)Niue (2008)
 DhekeliaNiue
Administrative divisions - none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order
Age structure - 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products - coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Airports - 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area total: 130.8 sq km


note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves		 total: 260 sq km


land: 260 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,492 in 2007), with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest.
Birth rate - NA
Budget - revenues: $15.07 million


expenditures: $16.33 million (FY0405)
Capital Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri name: Alofi


geographic coordinates: 19 01 S, 169 55 W


time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Coastline 27.5 km 64 km
Constitution - 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
Country name conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Dhekelia		 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
Death rate - NA
Debt - external - $418,000 (2002 est.)
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus 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
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - $2.6 million from New Zealand (2002)
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. 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 emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and a financial services industry, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses. Economic aid from New Zealand in 2002 was about US$2 million. Niue suffered a devastating typhoon in January 2004, which decimated nascent economic programs. While in the process of rebuilding, Niue has been dependent on foreign aid.
Electricity - consumption - 2.79 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production - 3 million kWh (2005)
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m
Environment - current issues netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups - Niuen 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3% (2001 census)
Exchange rates - New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch		 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%
Exports - 0 bbl/day (2004)
Exports - commodities - canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
Exports - partners - New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia (2006)
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of the UK is used 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
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 23.5%


industry: 26.9%


services: 49.5% (2003)
GDP - real growth rate - 6.2% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates 34 59 N, 33 45 E 19 02 S, 169 52 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus one of world's largest coral islands
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - 20.38 bbl/day (2004)
Imports - commodities - food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs
Imports - partners - New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Australia, US (2006)
Independence - on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries none tourism, handicrafts, food processing
Infant mortality rate - total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4% (2005)
International organization participation - ACP, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO
Irrigated land - NA
Judicial branch - Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue
Labor force - 663 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation - note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Land boundaries total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed 0 km
Land use - arable land: 11.54%


permanent crops: 15.38%


other: 73.08% (2005)
Languages English, Greek Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply English common law; note - Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own laws
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 30 April 2005 (next to be held in April 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: 95%


male: NA


female: NA
Location on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Map references Middle East Oceania
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
National holiday - Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality - noun: Niuean(s)


adjective: Niuean
Natural hazards - typhoons
Natural resources - fish, arable land
Net migration rate - NA
Political parties and leaders - Alliance of Independents or AI; Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous personnel


note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there		 1,492


note: based on data for 2000 and 2001, which indicate a declining population trend that is assumed to continue (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - -0.032% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
Sex ratio - NA
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - domestic: single-line telephone system connects all villages on island


international: country code - 683 (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use - 1,100 (2002 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 400 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1997)
Terrain - steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Total fertility rate - NA
Unemployment rate - 12% (2001)
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