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 NiueSaint Barthelemy
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 -
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 (2000 est.) 1
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total: 1


under 914 m: 1
Area total:
260 sq km

land:
260 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 21 sq km
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC
Background 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 2,100 in 2000) with substantial emigration to New Zealand. Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1878 and placed it under the administration of Guadeloupe. St. Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appelations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the island became a French overseas collectivity.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population -
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 -
Capital Alofi name: Gustavia


geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W


time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)


daylight savings: +1 hour, starts 20 March and ends 17 October
Climate tropical; modified by southeast trade winds tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid)
Coastline 64 km -
Constitution 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act) 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Niue

former:
Savage Island		 conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy


conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy


local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy


local short form: Saint-Barthelemy
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) none (overseas collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) none (overseas collectivity of France)
Disputes - international none -
Economic aid - recipient $8.3 million (1995) -
Economy - overview 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 migration of Niueans to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and a financial services industry. The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. Employment is strong and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal.
Electricity - consumption 2.8 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 3 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m		 lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m


highest point: Morne du Vitet 286 m
Environment - current issues increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and provided by desalinization of sea water, collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification

signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea		 -
Ethnic groups Polynesian (with some 200 Europeans, Samoans, and Tongans) white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.2502 (January 2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8629 (1998), 1.5082 (1997), 1.4543 (1996) euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)
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%		 chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007)


head of government: President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007)


cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Council is elected by the members of the Council for a five-year term


election results: Bruno MAGRAS unanimously elected president by the Territorial Council on 16 July 2007
Exports $117,500 (f.o.b., 1989) -
Exports - commodities canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts -
Exports - partners NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
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 the flag of France is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $4.5 million (1997 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,800 (1997 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 19 02 S, 169 52 W 17 90 N, 62 85 W
Geography - note one of world's largest coral islands -
Highways total:
234 km

paved:
86 km

unpaved:
148 km (106 km of which is access and plantation road) (2001)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $4.1 million (c.i.f., 1989) -
Imports - commodities food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs -
Imports - partners NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Samoa, Australia, US -
Independence on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand none (overseas collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, handicrafts, food processing -
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% (1995) -
International organization participation ACP, ESCAP (associate), FAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UNESCO, WHO, WMO UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue -
Labor force 450 (1992 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
19%

permanent crops:
8%

permanent pastures:
4%

forests and woodland:
19%

other:
50% (1993 est.)		 -
Languages Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English French (primary), English
Legal system English common law the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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		 unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012)


election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 -
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
95%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 -
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
Map references Oceania Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 -
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches Police Force -
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August
Nationality noun:
Niuean(s)

adjective:
Niuean		 -
Natural hazards typhoons -
Natural resources fish, arable land has few natural resouces, its beaches being the most important
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Sani LAKATANI] Action-Equilibre-Transparence [Maxime DESOUCHES]; Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy [Benoit CHAUVIN]; Saint-Barth d'Abord! or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]; Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy [Karine MIOT-RICHARD]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 2,124 (July 2001 est.) 6,852 (1999 March census)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.5% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios 1,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 75%, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist) Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age, universal
Telephone system general assessment:
primitive system

domestic:
single-line telephone system connects all villages on island

international:
NA		 general assessment: fully integrated access


domestic: direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems


international: country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe
Telephones - main lines in use 376 (1991) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1991) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) -
Terrain steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Transportation - note - nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none -
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