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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 15 (2018 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 2,700 (2018 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 1 privately owned TV station in Rarotonga provides a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ck
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 64.8% (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 48 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 6,990 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 123 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 18,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” coconuts, vegetables, papayas, pork, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, fruits, mangoes/guavas, watermelons, chicken (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $143.391 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $113.687 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income self-governing New Zealand territorial economy; tourism-based activity but diversifying; severely curtailed by COVID-19 pandemic; copra and tropical fruit exporter; Asian Development Bank aid recipient
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 1.542 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1.414 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 1.577 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 1.628 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 1.652 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” fish, ships, garments, shellfish (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Japan 33%, Thailand 15%, Greece 15%, France 11%, China 8% (2023)
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $409.077 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, cars, plastic products, additive manufacturing machines (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” NZ 44%, Italy 26%, Fiji 9%, China 7%, Australia 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” fishing, fruit processing, tourism, clothing, handicrafts
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 1% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 1.9% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 10.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $306.285 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $364.686 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $401.155 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data are in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2020.text β€” -5.2% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” -24.5% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 10.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $19,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $25,700 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $29,800 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1 metric tons (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 60.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 39.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 37.5 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 17,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 3.2 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 700 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 103,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 103,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” solid- and liquid-waste disposal; soil degradation; deforestation; use of pesticides; improper disposal of pollutants; overfishing and destructive fishing practices; over-dredging of lagoons and coral rubble beds; unreg…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone La…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 7.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 5.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 65% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 27.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 7.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 76.2% of total population (2023)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” 1.3 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 236 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 236 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 120 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Te Manga 652 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 21 14 S, 159 46 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, …
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” NA
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 7.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 5.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 65% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 27.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Oceania
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text β€” 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” tropical cyclones (November to March)
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” coconuts (copra)
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” translates as "two harbors" in Maori
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 21 12 S, 159 46 W
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Avarua
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text β€” UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Constitution.amendment process.text β€” proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to th…
+ Added Government.Constitution.history.text β€” 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” none
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Cook Islands
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” named after Captain James COOK, the British explorer who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777
+ Added Government.Country name.former.text β€” Hervey Islands
+ Added Government.Dependency status.text β€” self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs and conducts its own international relations, including establishing diplomatic relationships with foreign coun…
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text β€” none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.note β€” note: on 25 September 2023, the US officially established diplomatic relations with Cook Islands
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text β€” none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text β€” Cabinet chosen by the prime minister
+ Added Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text β€” King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Sir Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Catherine GRAHAM (since 8 September 2024)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text β€” the monarchy is hereditary; UK representative appointed by the monarch; New Zealand high commissioner appointed by the New Zealand Government; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majorit…
+ Added Government.Executive branch.head of government.text β€” Prime Minister Mark BROWN (since 1 October 2020)
+ Added Government.Flag.text β€” description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and a large circle of 15 five-pointed white stars (one for each island) centered in the right half of the flag
+ Added Government.Government type.text β€” parliamentary democracy
+ Added Government.Independence.text β€” 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands became self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
+ Added Government.International law organization participation.text β€” has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration (New Zealand normally retains responsibility for external affairs); accepts ICCt jurisdiction
+ Added Government.International organization participation.text β€” ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO
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