Cook Islands

Official Name:	The Cook Islands
Sovereign Status:	New Zealand Dependency
Government Type:	Self-Governing Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Cook Islands
ISO Country Codes:	CK : COK
Internet Domain:	.ck
Government Web Site:	https://www.ck/govt.htm

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Capital:	Avarua	Main Airports:	Rarotonga International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	8,128
Currency:	New Zealand Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	NZD
Telephone Dial In:	+682	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Pacific Islands Forum; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://www.ck/govt.htm
Central Bank:	Ministry of Finance and Economic Management
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.416 NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	13.1% (2005)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	2.2% (2011 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	5.1%	copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry
Industry:	12.7%	fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing, handicrafts
Services:	82.1%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; International Labour Organization;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Cook Islands Statistics Office;

National Dataset(s):

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Ministry of Finance & Economic Management
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/R
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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