Cook August 5, 2019 Aitutaki , archipelago , Atiu , atoll , Avarua , British colony , British Commonwealth , colony , Commonwealth , Cook , fishing , Îles Cook , islands , James Cook , Kūki 'Āirani , Malayo-Polynesian languages , Mangaia , Manihiki , Manuae , Maoris , Mauke , Mitiaro , monarchy , Nassau , New Zealand , Northern Cook Islands , Oceania , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Palmerston , Penrhyn , Perhyn , Polynesia , Pukapuka , Rakahanga , Rarotonga , Ring of Fire , South Cook Islands , South Pacific , Southern Cook Islands , Suwarrow , Takutea , territorial waters , tourism , volcano Official name Cook Islands Name in local language Cook Islands (en) ; Kūki 'Āirani (rar) Continent Oceania Subcontinent Oceania Population (ranking: 235e ) 17,328 inhabitants (2018) Population growth -0.38 % / year Area 237 km² Density 73.11 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 227e )0.288 billions $USD (2016) GDP/capita (ranking ) 24,615 $USD (2016) GDP growth 8.80 % / year (2016) Life expectancy (ranking ) 73.60 years (2016) Birth rate 4.60 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.40 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 1.90 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 0.00 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 95.00 % (2013) Official languages English, Cook Islands Māori Currency New Zealand dollar ($NZD) ; Cook Islands dollar ($) HDI (ranking: 69e )0.829 / 1 (2008) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Constitutional monarchy Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Queen's Representative Tom Marsters National Day 4 August (Constitution Day, independence of 1965) ISO Codes CK, COK Demonym Cook Islander Tourists (ranking ) 161,362 people (2017)
Cook is a state located in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand , like Niue . It is located northeast of New Zealand, east of American Samoa and Niue , and west of French Polynesia . The country is recognized by the United Nations but not a member of it. The Cook Islands consist of two contrasting groups: the southern islands (Southern Cook Islands), mostly of volcanic origin, the main one being Rarotonga, where the capital and largest city Avarua is located, and the northern islands (Northern Cook Islands), which form six coral atolls.
Penrhyn, Cook. Photo: Ewan Smith Rarotonga, Cook. Photo: Mr Bullitt Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Avarua 13,044 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Aitutaki 1,928 inhabitants 18 km² Atiu 437 inhabitants 27 km² Mangaia 499 inhabitants 52 km² Manihiki 213 inhabitants 5 km² Manuae 0 inhabitants 6 km² Mauke 297 inhabitants 18 km² Mitiaro 155 inhabitants 22 km² Nassau 78 inhabitants 1 km² Palmerston 58 inhabitants 2 km² Penrhyn 226 inhabitants 10 km² Pukapuka 444 inhabitants 1 km² Rakahanga 80 inhabitants 4 km² Rarotonga 13,044 inhabitants 67 km² Suwarrow 0 inhabitants 0 km²
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