Country Information
Capital City
Alofi
Government and Legal Status
Self-governing parliamentary democracy, in free association with New Zealand
Head of State
HM Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General of NZ Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy
Head of Government
Premier Dalton Tagelagi
Official Languages
English
Niuean
Official Currency
New Zealand Dollar
Memberships
1974 – Independence
1980– Pacific Community (SPC)
1975– Pacific Forum (PIF)
2013 – PRIF
Represented by New Zealand to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International
Member of UN specialized agencies such as WHO and UNESCO
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | -- |
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | -- |
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | -- |
Energy
Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 100.0% |
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 22.4% |
Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | -- |
CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) | -- |
Transport
Niue (aka Hanan) International Airport | 1 |
Total road network (km) | 120 |
Paved road network as % of total network | 100% |
Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 97.2% |
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 99.6% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
INFORM natural hazard index | -- |
Physical exposure to earthquake | -- |
Physical exposure to flood | -- |
Physical exposure to tsunami | -- |
Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | -- |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
File
Niue Country Profile.pdf305.55 KB