Cook Islands

Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. While self-governing, the country is in free association with New Zealand. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres. The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone covers 1,960,027 square kilometres of ocean. The capital is Avarua, located on the island of Rarotonga. Since the start of the 21st century, the country has conducted its own independent foreign and defence policy, and also its own customs regulations. Like most members of the Pacific Islands Forum, the country has no armed forces, but the Cook Islands Police Service owns a Guardian Class Patrol Boat, CIPPB Te Kukupa II, provided by Australia, for policing its waters. In recent decades, the Cook Islands has adopted an increasingly assertive and distinct foreign policy, and a Cook Islander, Henry Puna, served as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum from 2021 to 2024.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Infobox

• Capital:  Avarua
• Official languages:  English, Cook Islands Māori, Pukapukan
• Demonym:  Cook Islander
• Currency:  New Zealand Dollar (Nzd), Cook Islands Dollar
• Legislature:  Parliament
• Anthem:  Te Atua Mou Ē (Māori), "God Of Truth"
• Wikidata description:  Country In The South Pacific Ocean In Free Association With New Zealand
• Wikidata label:  Cook Islands
• Wikidata aliases:  Cook Islands, Ck, Hervey Islands, Cook Group

• Related Topics:  Cook Islands Category, Outline Of The Cook Islands - The Following Outline Is Provided As An Overview Of And Topical Guide To The Cook Islands: Cook Islands – Self-Governing Parliamentary Democracy In Free Association With New Zealand., Associated States, Countries In Oceania, British Western Pacific Territories, Realm Of New Zealand, Countries In Polynesia, New Zealand–Pacific Relations, Former British Colonies And Protectorates In Oceania, Small Island Developing States, Island Countries