Government and Politics of The Cook Islands
- Main article: Government of the Cook Islands and Politics of the Cook Islands
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
- Capital of the Cook Islands: Avarua
- Elections in the Cook Islands
- Political parties in the Cook Islands
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