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 | COOK ISLANDSgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Cook Islands |
| country code ISO: CK //; - FIPS: CW |
| location: Pacific Ocean, halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii |
| time zone: -10 UT |
| surface (land) area: 234 sq.km = 90,3 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 240,1 sq.km = 92,7 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 8° S / South: 23° S / East: 155° W / West: 170° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: internal autonomy in 1965 |
| type of government: external dependent territory of New Zealand |
| capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: 1996: 19,103 /-; 2001: 18,027 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear (2000) 20,407 /-; (2001) 20,611 |
| population density: 80 per sq.km = 208 per sq.mi |
| population growth: % //; - doubling time: years |
| birth rate: 28 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 68 years (male: 62; female: 73) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 59% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Maori, Polynesian |
| languages: Maori, English |
| religious affiliation: Cook Islands Congregational Church 60%; Roman Catholic 20%; other Christian 20% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: New Zealand dollar (until 1995 local currency: Cook Isl. $) |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD 86 per capita //; - export: USD 9 per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: NZ IT AU JP |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: % |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 17% //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 7% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 18% |
| agricultural products: fresh fruit and vegetables (cassava, sweet potatoes, coconuts), copra; fish |
| livestock (1000's): goats: 7 / horses: 9 / pigs: 32 / poultry: 45 |
| fish catch: 1000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 13% //; - part of industry in GDP: 9% |
| industrial products: fruit juice, clothing |
| mining products: seabed has high concentrations of manganese nodules, rich in cobalt and nickel |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 320 km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 250 per 1000 // international license plate: NZ (?) |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 250 per 1000 // international dialling code: +64 (?) |
| ownership radio receivers: 500 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 150 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Te Manga 653 m, Te Atukura 632, Te Kou 588, Maunga Roa 509, Mt. Ikurangi 485 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): not found on maps or in atlantes at the disposal of the compiler |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Avana (on Rarotonga) |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: 2 groups of 24 islands; for details see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| mountains are only those on Rarotonga, elevations and names on other islands are not shown in detail on maps |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing historical population statistics of the islands
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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Latest modification of this page on 2004-12-30 by Jan Lahmeyer
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