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Government
Long-form name: none.
Type: self-governing in free association with New Zealand;
Cook Islands fully responsible for internal affairs; New
Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs, in
consultation with the Cook Islands.
Capital: Avarua.
Administrative divisions: none.
Independence: 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.
Constitution: 4 August 1965.
National holiday: NA.
Executive branch: British monarch, representative of the
UK, representative of New Zealand, prime minister, deputy
prime minister, Cabinet.
Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament; note--the unicameral
House of Arikis (chiefs) advises on traditional matters,
but has no legislative powers.
Judicial branch: High Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);
representative of the UK Sir Tangaroa TANGAROA (since NA);
representative of New Zealand Adrian SINCOCK (since NA);
Head of Government--Prime Minister Geoffrey HENRY (since
NA February 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Inatio AKARURU
(since NA).
Political parties and leaders: Cook Islands Party, Geoffrey
Henry; Democratic Tumu Party, Vincent Ingram; Democratic
Party, Dr. Vincent Pupuke Robati; Cook Islands Labor Party,
Rena Jonasen; Cook Islands People's Party, Sadaraka Sadaraka.
Suffrage: universal adult at age NA.
Elections: Parliament--last held 19 January 1989 (next to
be held by January 1994); results--percent of vote by party
NA; seats--(24 total) Cook Islands Party 12, Democratic
Tumu Party 2, opposition coalition (including Democratic
Party) 9, independent 1.
Member of: ADB, ESCAP (associate member), IDA, IFC, IMF,
SPEC, SPF.
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.