Cook Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...free association with New Zealand. It consists of 15...Cook Islanders are Maoris, a Polynesian people, and are largely Christians...official language and Maori is also spoken. Economy...about one third of the people. Fruits and vegetables...workers emigrate to New Zealand and their remittances...Islands government. History The southern islands...