Cook Islands
group of islands that are located in the south Pacific Ocean and are ruled autonomously under a loose association with New Zealand | ||||
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Cook Islands Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cook Islands
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Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.
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Cook Islands
CK (Internet),
CK (ISO 3166),
COK (ISO 3166),
CW (FIPS 10-4)
CK (Internet),
CK (ISO 3166),
COK (ISO 3166),
CW (FIPS 10-4)
Cook Islands Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cook Islands
Country Code-682
Country Code-682
Cook Islands Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cook Islands
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Cook Islands Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands (Cook Islands Māori: Kūki 'Āirani) are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this South Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million sq mi) of ocean.
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