Background Stats: compare key data on Cook Islands & United Kingdom

Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.

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STAT	Cook Islands	United Kingdom
Land border length	0.0 Ranked 175th.	360 km Ranked 145th.
Overview	<p>The 15 volcanic islands and coral atolls of the Cook Islands are scattered over 770,000 square miles of the South Pacific, between American Samoa to the west and French Polynesia to the east.</p> <p>A former British protectorate, the territory is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.</p> <p>Its economy centres on tourism; the territory's natural assets include fine beaches and volcanic mountains. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238">Full Article</a>	<p>The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has a long history as a major player in international affairs and fulfils an important role in the EU, UN and Nato.</p> <p>The twentieth century saw Britain having to redefine its place in the world. At the beginning of the century it commanded a world-wide empire as the foremost global power. </p> <p>Two world wars and the end of empire diminished its role, but the UK remains a major economic and military power, with considerable political and cultural influence around the world.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18023389">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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