🇨🇰 Cook Islands

About Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is an island country and associated state of New Zealand in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres (756,771 sq mi) of ocean. Avarua on the main island of Rarotonga is the capital.

At a Glance

Currency & Economy

Currency

Cook Islands dollar (CKD)

Geography & Practical Details

Region

Oceania

Capital

Avarua

Area

236 km²

Population

15,040

Timezone

UTC-10:00

Languages

English, Cook Islands Māori

Calling Code

+682

Drives On

Left

ISO Code

CK