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国 名：库克群岛

offical name: cook islands

地理位置：库克群岛位于南太平洋，西为美属萨摩亚，东为法属波利尼西亚。它包括１３个有人居住和２个无人居住的岛屿，分布在２００多万平方公里的海面上，形成２个岛群。北部７个岛为地势平坦的珊瑚岛，南部８个岛为隆起的火山岛，土地肥沃。全境属热带雨林气候，１２月至３月气候炎热潮湿，多暴风雨。４月至１１月气候温和平稳。年均气温２４℃，年均隆水量２１３４毫米。

location: cook islands, comprising 13 inhabited and two unimnabited islands, and ;ocated in the southern pacific, ocean, the territory lies between with american samoa, to the west, and french polynesia, to the east. the islands extends over about 2m. sq. km. of ocean, and form two groups. the seven islands of the northern cook are all atolls, with poor soil, and eight islands of the southern cook are all vdcanic islands, which are fertile. cook has a tropical rainforest climate from december to march, the climate is warm and humid, with the possibility of severe stoms. from april to november, the weather is mild and equable. the annual auerage temparature is 24℃while the annual averag rainfallis 2134 mm.

面 积：２３４平方公里

土地利用—全国分为２个岛群，北部是地势平坦的珊瑚礁，南部为隆起的火的烷宕岛。土地肥沃，适于种植热带和亚热带作物。

area: 234 sq.km.

there are two islands groups: the northern cooks which are all low lying atolls, and the southern cooks which are all volcanic islands. the territory is fertile and capable of growing many kinds of tropical and sub-tropical products.

人 口：１６０００人（１９９８）

密度—每平方公里８０．６人；年增长率２．５１％。

population: 16,000 (1998),

density-80.6 inhbs. per sq.km., growth rate per year-2.51%

首 都：阿瓦鲁阿(位于拉罗通加岛)

capital: avarua (on rarotonga)

时 差：比格林尼治时间早１０．５小时；比北京时间早２．５小时

time: 10.5 hours earlier than gmt; 2.5 hours earlier than beijing time

货 币：１００分＝１库克群岛元＝１新西兰元；１美元＝１．９２新元（１９９９年１２月），１９９５年宣布库克群岛元将不再流通。

currency: local and new zealand currencies, which are at par with each other, are both legalltender. 100 cents=1 cook islands dollar ($ct)=1 new zealand dollar; 1 us$=$nz 1.92 (dec.1999).in mid-1995, it was annouced that the cook islands dollar was to be withdrawn from circulation.

语 言：英语为官方语言,但也使用波利尼西亚语言

language: the official language is english. but polynesian language are also spoken.

民 族：几乎全为毛利人,语言及传统习惯都与新西兰的毛利人相近,同为波利尼西亚人的一个分支。

ethnic composition: almost entirely maori who are a branch of polynesia and close in language and tradition to the new zealand maori.

宗 教：主要信基督教，７０％的人属于库克群岛公理会基督教会以及天主教。