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Country (long form) Cook Islands
Capital Avarua
Area 92.66 sq mi
240.00 sq km
(1.3 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 20,611 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated population
in the year 2050
24,930
Languages English (official), Maori
Literacy 95% total; NA% male; NA% female
Religions Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church)
Life Expectancy 69.2 male, 73.1 female (2000 est.)
Government Self-governing parliamentary democracy
Currency 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $5,000 (1999 est.)
Industry Fruit processing, tourism, fishing
Agriculture Copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs
Arable Land 9%
Minerals and Resources Negligible

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