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What is the Cook Islands largest island?
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How many islands are in the Cook Islands?
There are 15 islands, with a number of them being classified as atolls.
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What is the size of the Cook Islands?
The islands cover over 245 square kilometers in land size over 1.8 million square miles of the South Pacific.
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What is the population of the islands.
The population of the Cook Islands is approximately 14,000 people as of the 2003 census.
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What is the main religion?
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What is the capital city of the Cook Islands?
Avarua on Rarotonga is the capital and administrative center of the group of islands.
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What are the main groups of islands called?
There are 2 main groups of islands, the Southern Group made up of the largest island of Rarotonga, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mangaia, Mitiaro, Mauke, Manuae, and Te au o Tu, the Northern Group is made up of Palmerston, Nasau, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Suwarrow, and Pukapuka Island.
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What currency is used in the Cook Islands?
The NZ dollar is the currency of the Cook Islands.
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What languages are spoken in the Cook islands?
Cook Islanders speak English, Maori and Pukapukan, the latter is claimed to be the oldest language in the Cook Islands. English is spoken everywhere.
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What is the international dialing code for the Cook Islands?
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Are the Cook Islands volcanic in origin?
The most recent island formation is Rarotonga. It is different in structure to all the other islands and - unlike the other islands - resulted from volcanic origins.
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