Cook Islands Country Guide | Guide to Cook Islands

Capital: Avarua

Population: 18,000

Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

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)

Government: self-governing parliamentary democracy

Languages: English (official), Maori

Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds

Phone Code: 682