Cook Islands

Kūki 'Āirani
Capital
and largest city
Avarua
21°12′S 159°46′W / 21.200°S 159.767°W / -21.200; -159.767
Official languages
  • English
  • Cook Islands Māori (including Pukapukan)
Spoken languages
  • English (86.4%)
  • Māori (76.2%)
  • other (8.3%)
Ethnic groups
(2011)
  • 81.3% Māori
  • 6.7% part-Māori
  • 11.9% other
Demonym(s)Cook Islander
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Queen's Representative
Tom Marsters
• Prime Minister
Henry Puna
• House of Ariki
Tou Travel Ariki
LegislatureParliament