Capital: Avarua

Population: 13,239 (estimated in 2015)

Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Official Languages: English, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)

Unofficial Languages: Other minority languages

Main Religion: Christianity

Ethnic Groups: Cook Island Maori (Polynesian), and others

Largest Cities: Avarua, Amuri

Main Sport: Rugby

Political System: Self-Governing Parliamentary Democracy