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| Government type | Self-governing parliamentary democracy |
| Head of State |
Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented by HE the Hon Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand" Head of Government: Premier of Niue Toke Talagi |
| Independence | 19 October 1974 - Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
| Constitution | 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act) |
| Legal system | English common law. Niue is self-governing with the power to make its laws |
| Suffrage | universal , age 18 years |
| Administrative divisions | None. There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order. |