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COOK ISLANDS
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| AREA
236 sq.km. (215th) |
POPULATION
10,134 (July 2014) (224th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 40.7 % 25 – 64yrs: 48.3 % 65yrs and over: 11 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
75.38 yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
n/a
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| National
G.D.P |
$183.2 million (2014 est.) (219th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$9,100 (2014 est.) (135th)
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Currency |
NZ dollars (NZD |
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Economic Drivers |
copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing, fruit processing, tourism |
| Official
Languages |
English |
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Other Local Languages |
Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3% |
| Climatic
Zone |
tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
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Religious Expression |
Protestant 64.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 37.3%, Free Church of Tonga 11.4%, Church of Tonga 7.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2.6%, Assembly of God 2.3% Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Constitutional Church of Tonga .9%, Anglican .8% and Full Gospel Church .2%), Mormon 16.8%, Roman Catholic 15.6%, other 1.1%, none 0.03%, unspecified 1.7% (2006 est. |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
n/a |
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Airports
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Rarotonga International Airport Mitiaro Airport (Nukuroa Airport) Aitutaki Airport (Araura Airport)
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Airstrips |
Aitutaki Airstrips Manuae Airstrips Penrhyn Island Airstrips Takutea Airstrips |
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Road Network
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n/a |
| Rail Network | n/a |
| Corruption
Rating |
n/a |
| Security
Rating |
n/a
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