Cook Islands - Country Code 682

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IDD Code: 00
Country Code: 682
ISO: CK
ISO3: COK

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Sunday, December 22, 2024 Capital: Avarua
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UTC-10:00
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Avarua, Cook Islands is ()
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Country NameCook Islands
ContinentOceania
Lat/Long-21.23673000, -159.77767000
BackgroundNamed after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand, government deficits, and limited natural resources are of continuing concern.
Population9,556 (July 2016 est.)
LanguagesEnglish (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3%
ReligionsProtestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Mormon 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)
Ethnic GroupsCook Island Maori (Polynesian) 81.3%, part Cook Island Maori 6.7%, other 11.9% (2011 est.)
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EconomyLike many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of economic management, the encouragement of tourism, and a debt restructuring agreement, have rekindled investment and growth.
GDP$244.1 million (2010 est.)
CurrencyDollar
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Internet TLD.ck
Internet Users6,000
Mobile Phones11,000
Broadcast Media1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs (2016)