|
Geographics
| Location |
Oceania |
| Capital |
Avarua |
| Type
of Government |
Self-governing
parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand |
| Total
Area |
240
sq. km |
| Coastline |
120
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$57
million (1993 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$3,000 |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (copra, citrus
fruits, pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, yams, taro ) |
12% |
| -
Industry (fruit processing ) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism ) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
c/o
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
P.O. Box 240
Apia, Western Samoa
Phone: (685) 21 929; Fax: (685) 20 231 |
| Contact
in Cook Islands : |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
19,343
(1995 est.) |
| Population
Growth |
1.13% |
| Labor
Force |
5,810 |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
71.14
years |
| Literacy |
n.a.
%
|
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$3.4
million (1990) |
| Commodities: |
| copra,
fresh and canned fruit, clothing |
| Partners: |
| NZ
(80%), Japan |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$50
million (c.i.f., 1990) |
| Commodities: |
| foodstuffs,
textiles, fuels, timber |
| Partners: |
| NZ
(49%), Japan, Australia, US |
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Islands on the Internet
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