Key facts
Capital: Avarua
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Government: none
Currency: NZ dollars (NZD)
Area: 236 sq km
Population: 8,327 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3% (2011 est.)
Religion: Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Church of Jesus Christ 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)
TimeZone: UTC-10
Tel Code: +682
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