Cook Islands
Geography of the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and American Samoa.
Cook Islands Health Care and Vaccinations
Comprehensive travel insurance is recommended. There is one government hospital (on Rarotonga).
Politics of the Cook Islands
The politics of the Cook Islands, an associated state, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, is the Head of State; the Chief Minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system.