Flag of Niue
Locally Niuē
What the flag looks like
A golden yellow field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist corner; the Union Jack carries five yellow stars, a larger one in a blue disc at its center and four small ones on the arms of the red cross.
What it means
Yellow stands for the bright sun and the warm feelings of Niueans towards New Zealand; the four small stars are the Southern Cross and the larger star in the blue disc is Niue itself.
How to remember it
Niue
is the sunny one: the Union Jack on a bright yellow field instead of blue, with five little gold stars pinned onto the Jack itself.
Fun facts
- Niue is one of the world's largest raised coral islands, nicknamed "the Rock of Polynesia".
- Niueans are New Zealand citizens, and far more of them live in New Zealand than on Niue.
Niue at a glance
- Status
- Self-governing in free association with New Zealand
- Sovereign state
- Realm of New Zealand
- Capital
- Alofi
- Region
- Free association with New Zealand
- Population
- 1,681
- Area
- 260 km²
- Languages
- Niuean, English
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1975