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Cook Islands Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        none

        conventional short form:
        Cook Islands

    • Digraph:
      CW

    • Type:
      self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs, in consultation with the Cook Islands

    • Capital:
      Avarua

    • Administrative divisions:
      none

    • Independence:
      none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action)

    • National holiday:
      Constitution Day, 4 August

    • Constitution:
      4 August 1965

    • Legal system:
      NA

    • Suffrage:
      universal adult at age NA

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Representative of the Queen Apenera SHORT (since NA); Representative of New Zealand Adrian SINCOCK (since NA)

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Geoffrey HENRY (since 1 February 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Inatio AKARURU (since 1 February 1989)

        cabinet:
        Cabinet; collectively responsible to the Parliament

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        Parliament:
        elections last held 24 March 1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (25 total) Cook Islands Party 20, Democratic Party 3, Alliance Party 2

        note:
        the House of Arikis (chiefs) advises on traditional matters, but has no legislative powers

    • Judicial branch:
      High Court

    • Political parties and leaders:
      Cook Islands Party, Geoffrey HENRY; Democratic Party, Sir Thomas DAVIS; Cook Islands Labor Party, Rena JONASSEN; Cook Islands People's Party, Sadaraka SADARAKA; Alliance Party, Norman GEORGE

    • Member of:
      AsDB, ESCAP (associate), ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), IOC, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UNESCO, WHO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:
      none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

    • US diplomatic representation:
      none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

    • Flag:
      blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag






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