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Elephants Can't Jump
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Grass Roots
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DIGITAL-MR
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An Introduction to The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are a self governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The nation consists of fifteen islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Its relatively small land mass is offset by its Exclusive Economic Zone which covers 1.8m square km of ocean. The main local population is on the island of Rarotonga, although there is a much larger population of Cook Islanders in New Zealand. See full country profile.Latest Research News from The Cook Islands
Current jobs in South East Asia (6) including...
- Jun 1 2012
Qualitative Principle Consultant, Singapore, $SG 10-12,000 per month
- Jun 1 2012
Asian Fieldwork Services Project Manager, Singapore, $ Competitive
- Jun 1 2012
GOVERNMENT: Self-governing parliamentary democracy
AREA: 236.7 sq. km.
POPULATION: 12,271 (July 2008 est.)
MAJOR LANGUAGE: English, Cook Islands Maori
Some business and general info
The Market Research Industry
Trade and Industry in The Cook Islands
Islands such as Hawaii and Tahiti have better known dances in the Hula and the Tamure, but the Cook Islands' Hura is said to be far more sensual and fierce, and the Cook Islanders regularly win Pacific Dance competitions. Beware if you stay in a hotel on the islands, though - you may be picked out to show what you can do during one of the nightly dance shows...
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The Cook Islands are a self governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The nation consists of fifteen islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Its relatively small land mass is offset by its Exclusive Economic Zone which covers 1.8m square km of ocean. The main local population is on the island of Rarotonga, although there is a much larger population of Cook Islanders in New Zealand.
First sighted by Alvaro de Mendana de Neira in 1595, they were renamed the Harvey Islands by Captain Cook in 1773, and renamed in the latter's honour fifty years later by the Russian explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern. The islands became a British protectorate in 1888, were annexed to New Zealand in 1901, and in 1965 chose the current arrangement, which also gives New Zealand responsibility for defence at the islands' request.
GDP: $183.2m (PPP) ($9,100 per capita)
Religions Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census).
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD) (1 NZD = 0.44 EUR)
Telephone Code: +682
Research Industry
We can find no evidence of a MR Association in The Cook Islands. If we're wrong, please get in touch!Trade:
Exports ($5.222m 2005) Copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee, fish, pearls and pearl shells, clothing.
Imports ($81.04m 2005) Foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods.
Sectors:
GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 15.1%, industry: 9.6%, services: 75.3% (2002)
Growth: 0.1%.
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laurence@mrweb.com
