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 Niue (2001)Western Sahara (2003)
 NiueWestern Sahara
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 none (under de facto control of Morocco)
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years: NA%


15-64 years: NA%


65 years and over: NA% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 11 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 8


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 4


under 914 m: 3 (2002)
Area total:
260 sq km

land:
260 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 266,000 sq km


land: 266,000 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital Alofi none
Climate tropical; modified by southeast trade winds hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 64 km 1,110 km
Constitution 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act) -
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Niue

former:
Savage Island		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Western Sahara


former: Spanish Sahara
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external $NA $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
Diplomatic representation in the US none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) none
Disputes - international none Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties have rejected other proposals; Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara have been dormant in recent years; Morocco allowed Spanish fishermen to fish temporarily off the coast of Western Sahara after an oil spill soiled Spanish fishing grounds
Economic aid - recipient $8.3 million (1995) $NA
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. Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario. Incomes and standards of living in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption 2.8 million kWh (1999) 83.7 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production 3 million kWh (1999) 90 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m		 lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m


highest point: unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification

signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea		 party to: none of the selected agreements


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Polynesian (with some 200 Europeans, Samoans, and Tongans) Arab, Berber
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) Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 11.584 (2002), 11.303 (2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997)
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%		 none
Exports $117,500 (f.o.b., 1989) NA (2001)
Exports - commodities canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts phosphates 62%
Exports - partners NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
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 -
GDP purchasing power parity - $4.5 million (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: 40% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,800 (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 19 02 S, 169 52 W 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note one of world's largest coral islands the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas
Highways total:
234 km

paved:
86 km

unpaved:
148 km (106 km of which is access and plantation road) (2001)		 total: 6,200 km


paved: 1,350 km


unpaved: 4,850 km (1991 est)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $4.1 million (c.i.f., 1989) NA (2001)
Imports - commodities food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Samoa, Australia, US Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2000)
Independence on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, handicrafts, food processing phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% (1995) NA%
International organization participation ACP, ESCAP (associate), FAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UNESCO, WHO, WMO none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue -
Labor force 450 (1992 est.) 12,000
Labor force - by occupation most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total: 2,046 km


border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Land use arable land:
19%

permanent crops:
8%

permanent pastures:
4%

forests and woodland:
19%

other:
50% (1993 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system English common law -
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		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
95%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Oceania Africa
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand -
Military branches Police Force -
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) -
Nationality noun:
Niuean(s)

adjective:
Niuean		 noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)


adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards typhoons hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources fish, arable land phosphates, iron ore
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Sani LAKATANI] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 2,124 (July 2001 est.) 261,794 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.5% (2001 est.) NA% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 1,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km 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) Muslim
Sex ratio - NA (2003 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed
Telephone system general assessment:
primitive system

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

international:
NA		 general assessment: sparse and limited system


domestic: NA


international: tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 376 (1991) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1991) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) NA
Terrain steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% NA%
Waterways none none
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