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<text>
<title>
Cook Islands (NZ): Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Cook Islands
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Cook Islands</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: CW
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Capital: Avarua
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none
</p>
<p>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)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 4 August 1965
</p>
<p>Legal system: NA
</p>
<p>National holiday: Constitution Day, 4 August
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Cook Islands Party, Geoffrey
HENRY; Democratic Tumu Party, Vincent INGRAM; Democratic Party,
Terepai MAOATE; Cook Islands Labor Party, Rena JONASSEN; Cook
Islands People's Party, Sadaraka SADARAKA
</p>
<p>Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> 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
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, representative of the UK,
representative of New Zealand, prime minister, deputy prime
minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament; note - the House of
Arikis (chiefs) advises on traditional matters, but has no
legislative powers
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: High Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> 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)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Geoffrey HENRY (since 1
February 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Inatio AKARURU (since NA
February 1989)
</p>
<p>Member of: AsDB, ESCAP (associate), ICAO, IOC, SPARTECA, SPC,
SPF, UNESCO, WHO
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (self-governing in free
association with New Zealand)
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none (self-governing in free
association with New Zealand)
</p>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>