Cook Island

COOK ISLANDS

AREA

236 sq.km. (215^th)

POPULATION

10,134 (July 2014) (224^th)

PLATFORM DATA

National

Demography

0 – 24yrs: 40.7 %

25 – 64yrs: 48.3 %

65yrs and over: 11 %

Life

Expectancy

75.38 yrs

Youth Development Index

n/a

National

G.D.P

$183.2 million (2014 est.) (219^th)

Per Capital

Income

$9,100 (2014 est.) (135^th)

Currency

NZ dollars (NZD

Economic

Drivers

copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing, fruit processing, tourism

Official

Languages

English

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

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

Airports

Rarotonga International Airport

Tongareva Airport

Mitiaro Airport (Nukuroa Airport)

Mauke Airport

Manihiki Island Airport

Mangaia Airport

Enua Airport

Aitutaki Airport (Araura Airport)