Fact Sheet
Cook Islands
Official Title:
Cook Islands
General Information
Capital: Avarua (Rarotonga)
Population (million): 0
Total Area: 240km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1.23 New Zealand $ (NZD)(2012)
National Holiday: Constitution Day, first Monday in August
Language(s): English, Maori
Political Information
Type of State:
Type of Government:
Self-governing Parliamentary Democracy in free association with
Head of State:
Queen Elizabeth II rep. Sir Frederick GOODWIN
Head of Government:
Prime Minister, Hon. Jim Marurai
Ministers:
Foreign Affiars: Wilkie Rasmussen
Main Political Parties:
Democratic Alliance Party, New Alliance party, Cook Islands Party
Elections:
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Cook Islands | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 0 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 0 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 0 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 0 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 0 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $435,203
Canadian imports from country: $43,724
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Cook Islands: (2011) $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Canadian Representation Abroad:
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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