Introduction
The flag of Niue is a bright yellow field with the Union Jack in the canton. Inside the Union Jack sit five yellow stars: four small ones on the arms of the cross and a larger one on a blue disc at the centre.
Meaning & Symbolism
The yellow is described as standing for the warmth and the friendship of Niue toward New Zealand. It is an unusual choice: no other flag in the world uses a plain yellow field behind a Union Jack.
The four small stars are the Southern Cross, tying Niue to New Zealand; the large central star is Niue itself, and the blue disc around it is the sea.
History of the Niue Flag
The flag was adopted on 15 October 1975, the year Niue became self governing in free association with New Zealand.
Niue is one of the least populated countries in the world, with a resident population of well under two thousand, while several times that number of Niueans live in New Zealand.
Curiosities
- It is the only flag in the world with a plain yellow field behind a Union Jack.
- The yellow is officially explained as the warmth of Niue toward New Zealand.
- Stars were added inside the Union Jack itself, which almost no other flag does.
- Far more Niueans live in New Zealand than on Niue.
- Niue is one of the largest raised coral atolls in the world, which is why it has no rivers.
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