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location:
oceania. group of islands in the south pacific ocean. about one-half of the way from hawaii to new zealand
geographic coordinates:
21 14 s. 159 46 w
map references:
oceania
area:
total: 240 sq km land: 240 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
1.3 times the size of washington. dc
land boundaries:
0 km
coastline:
120 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds
terrain:
low coral atolls in north; volcanic. hilly islands in south
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: te manga 652 m
natural resources:
negl
land use:
arable land: 17.39% permanent crops: 13.04% other: 69.57% (2001)
irrigated land:
na
natural hazards:
typhoons (november to march)
environment - current issues:
na
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. law of the sea signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
the northern cook islands are seven low-lying. sparsely populated. coral atolls; the southern cook islands consist of eight elevated. fertile. volcanic isles where most of the populace lives
population:
21.388 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: na 15-64 years: na 65 years and over: na
population growth rate:
na
birth rate:
na
death rate:
na
sex ratio:
na
infant mortality rate:
total: na male: na female: na
life expectancy at birth:
total population: na male: na female: na
total fertility rate:
na children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: cook islander(s) adjective: cook islander
ethnic groups:
cook island maori (polynesian) 87.7%. part cook island maori 5.8%. other 6.5% (2001 census)
religions:
cook islands christian church 55.9%. roman catholic 16.8%. seventh-day adventists 7.9%. church of latter day saints 3.8%. other protestant 5.8%. other 4.2%. unspecified 2.6%. none 3% (2001 census)
languages:
english (official). maori
literacy:
definition: na total population: 95% male: na% female: na%
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: cook islands former: harvey islands
dependency status:
self-governing in free association with new zealand; cook islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; new zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense. in consultation with the cook islands
government type:
self-governing parliamentary democracy
capital:
avarua
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