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Halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand.
Figures unless otherwise stated are from the CIA Factbook.
Factbook: "Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit."
Estimated per capita
GDP:
2005 $9,100
2001 $5,000.
Estimate for July 2007: 21,750, up from 21,388 in 2005. Density in 2005: 89 persons per square kilometer.
SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Copyright © 2008 by Frank E. Smitha. All rights reserved.