The Cook Islands reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Cook Islands

The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The archipelago is located in the South Pacific Ocean. The capital is Avarua. A popular art form on the islands is tivaevae, often likened to quilting.

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National motto: none
Languages	English (official), Rarotongan
Capital	Avarua
Queen	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Robert Woonton
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 225th 240 km² 0%
Population  - Total (2003)  - Density	Ranked 219th 21,008 87/km²
Independence  - Date	None. Became Self-Governing in free association with New Zealand August 4, 1965
Currency	New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Time zone	UTC-10
National anthem	God Defend New Zealand
Internet TLD	.ck
Calling Code	682

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 Culture 7 Communications 8 Transportation 9 Military 10 External Links

History

• Main Article see History of the Cook Islands

Geography

• Main Article see Geography of the Cook Islands

Demographics

• Main Article see Demographics of the Cook Islands

Politics

• Main Article see Politics of the Cook Islands

Economy

• Main Article see Economy of the Cook Islands

Culture

Holidays

Date	Name
January 1	New Year's Day
The Friday before Easter Sunday	Good Friday
The Day after Easter Sunday	Easter Monday
April 25	ANZAC Day
The First Monday in June	Queen's Birthday
August 4	Constitution Day
October 16	Gospel Day
December 25	Christmas
December 26	Boxing Day

Communications

• Main Article see Communications in the Cook Islands

Transportation

• Main Article see Transportation in the Cook Islands

Military

• Military: defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

External Links

• Cook Islands Government
• Finding Cook Islands
• Map of the Cook Islands
• KiaOrana.com Cook Islands information with images and maps

Pacific Islands

Fiji | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Federated States of Micronesia | Nauru | New Zealand | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tonga | Tuvalu | Vanuatu

Other political units

American Samoa | Cook Islands | Easter Island | French Polynesia | Guam | Hawaii | Papua (Indonesia) | Midway Atoll | New Caledonia | Niue | Norfolk Island | Northern Mariana Islands | Pitcairn Islands | Tokelau | Wake Island | Wallis and Futuna

Areas associated with New Zealand
Cook Islands | Niue | Ross Dependency | Tokelau

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