Cook Islands

Cook Islands Kūki 'Āirani
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Te Atua Mou E (English: "God is Truth")

Capital and largest city	Avarua 21°12′S159°46′W / 21.200°S 159.767°W / -21.200; -159.767
Official languages	English Cook Islands Māori (including Pukapukan^[a])
Spoken languages	English (86.4%) Cook Islands Māori (76.2%) Other (8.3%)^[1]
Ethnic groups (2016 census^[2])	78.2% Cook Island Māori 7.62% Part-Māori 14.18% Other
Demonym(s)	Cook Islander
Government	Unitary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Queen's Representative	Tom Marsters
• Prime Minister	Mark Brown
• President of the House of Ariki	Tou Travel Ariki

Legislature	Parliament
Associated state of New Zealand

• Self-governance	4 August 1965
• UN recognition of independence in foreign relations	1992^[3]

Area
• Total	236.7 km² (91.4 sq mi) (unranked)
Population
• 2016 census	17,459^[4] (223rd)
• Density	42/km² (108.8/sq mi) (138th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	US$384,000,000^[5] (not ranked)
• Per capita	US$21,994 (not ranked)
Currency	New Zealand dollar`(NZD)` Cook Islands dollar
Time zone	UTC-10 (CKT)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+682
ISO 3166 code	CK
Internet TLD	.ck
^ As per the Te Reo Maori Act.

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