!!!Cook Islands %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Cook Islands' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='cw-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Cook_Islands/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff=' Cookinseln'}]