Beauty of Nature - Cook Islands

Beauty of Nature - 

Cook Islands

When the Cook Islands was actually settled is unknown but achaeological digs put Rarotonga at 1500 years ago and Pukapuka at 2400 years ago.  Cook Islanders are believed to have come from a place called Avaiki. To find out more about the history of the Cook Islands contact:

The Cook Islands lies nestled between the islands of Tahiti (1 hour flight) and Fiji (3 hour flight).  The easiest way to locate it on a map is to find Hawaii, and do a mirror reflection of Hawaii over the equator. There are 15 islands in the Cook Islands, divided up into two groups: the Northern and Southern Groups. 

Capital: 

Avarua, 

Population: 

11,124, 

Location: 

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand, 

Chief of State: 

Prime Minister Henry Puna, 

Head of State: 

Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Sir Frederick Goodwin   

Currency: New Zealand Dollars