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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	15.67	Per 1000 Inhabitants	131	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	16.33	Per 1000 Live Births	117	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	74.47	Years	93	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	-3.26	Percent	232	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.43	Born per Woman	96	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	31	Gigawatt hour	201	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	194	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	193	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	0.10	Percent	110	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	9100	Dollar	111	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	183.2	Million dollar	214	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	1.00	Percent	66	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	2.10	Percent	72	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	1	1000 Barrel per day	191	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	185	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	13.10	Percent	138	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	236	Square kilometer	214			Area
Population size	Population property	11488		223			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement	to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Community	to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names

Cook Islands : Name
Harvey Islands : Name
- Former

Description

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.

Government type

self-governing parliamentary democracy

Religions

Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)

Natural Resources

NEGL

Export commodities

copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee;fish;pearls and pearl shells;clothing

Cook Islands