Cook Islands travel information General info about Cook-Islands There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island. Languages spoken Malay (Cocos dialect), English Ethnic division Europeans, Cocos Malays HIV/AIDS prevalence rate NA Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year Resources fish Economy Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry. Environment fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs Cities and villages in Cook-Islands (click for more info about each) amuri     avarua     omoka     roto     tauhunu     More cities and villages in Cook-Islands (click for more info about each) village     arutanga     palmerston     avatiu     tuko village     oneroa     arorangi     ngatiarua     omoko     pue     ivirua     tuko     teenui     toamua     te enui     ivirua village     tauhunu village     titikaweka     te tautua     tamarua     reureu     tengatangi village     muri     papaolematuu     titikaveka     nukatere     areora     kaumata village     nukuao     tava'enga village     tautu     nikao     karanga village     papapapaitai     nikaupara     tamarua village     ngatangiia     matavera     kimiangatau village     mapumai     natikitea     tengatangi     papapapaiuta     arutunga     tautua     vaipae     temakatea village     home     palmerston island village     tukao     mangarei village     So far 56 people from Cook Islands have registered. Do you live here? Choose username Choose password Your email Are you human? (453282) User submissions Egypt - the place for the common tourist Agios Thomas Village Declared a World Heritage site - UNESCO www.sanagustintravel.com Vacation villas in Northeast Thailand transcarpathia Armenia Tours & Services Beer price in Cook Islands Beer brands in Cook Islands Population 596 (July 2007 est.) Capital West Island Time zone UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka National airlines Air Rarotonga airline website

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