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• The Cook Islands are a self-governing territory associated with New Zealand.
• Consists of 15 islands, covering 236.7 square km.
• Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga; EEZ spans over 1.96 million square km.

• Conducts independent foreign and defense policy since 2001.
• No armed forces; relies on the Cook Islands Police Service and patrol boat from Australia.
• Active in the Pacific Islands Forum; Henry Puna served as Secretary General (2021-2024).

• Population: 14,987 (2021); concentrated in Rarotonga.
• Many Cook Islanders live in New Zealand (80,532) and Australia (28,000).
• Tourism is the main industry, followed by offshore banking and exports.

List of newspapers published in Cook Islands.