The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: NA%

      highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      2.1% (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

      Agriculture - products:

      copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry

      Industries:

      fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing, handicrafts

      Industrial production growth rate:

      1% (2002) country comparison to the world: 145

      Electricity - production:

      31 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

      Electricity - consumption:

      28.83 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2008 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2008 est.)

      Oil - production:

      0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 194

      Oil - consumption:

      1,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 199

      Oil - exports:

      0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

      Oil - imports:

      495 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 197

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 182

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 194

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

      Current account balance:

      $26.67 million (2005) country comparison to the world: 57

      Exports:

      $5.222 million (2005) country comparison to the world: 216

      Exports - commodities:

      copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing

      Imports:

      $81.04 million (2005) country comparison to the world: 211

      Imports - commodities:

      foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods

      Debt - external:

      $141 million (1996 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

      Exchange rates:

      NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.4015 (2009), 1.4151 (2008), 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006)

      Communications ::Cook Islands

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      6,900 (2009) country comparison to the world: 208

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      7,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 211

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex

      domestic: individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable

      international: country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

      Broadcast media:

      1 privately-owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs; a satellite program package is available; 6 radio stations broadcast with 1 reportedly reaching all of the islands (2009)

      Internet country code:

      .ck

      Internet hosts:

      2,521 (2010) country comparison to the world: 150

      Internet users:

      6,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 204

      Transportation ::Cook Islands

      Airports:

      10 (2010) country comparison to the world: 157

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 1

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: 9

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

      914 to 1,523 m: 5

      under 914 m: 2 (2010)

      Roadways:

      total: 320 km country comparison to the world: 203 paved: 33 km

      unpaved: 287 km (2003)

      Merchant marine:

      total: 34 country comparison to the world: 82 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 27, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 5

      foreign-owned: 23 (Egypt 1, Germany 1, Latvia 1, Lithuania 2, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 6, NZ 1, Russia 1, Sweden 3, Turkey 4, UK 2) (2010)

      Ports and terminals:

      Avatiu

      Military ::Cook Islands

      Military branches:

      no regular military forces; National Police Department (2009)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 2,272

      females age 16–49: 2,222 (2010 est.)

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 136

      female: 115 (2010 est.)

      Military - note:

      defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

      Transnational Issues ::Cook Islands

      Disputes - international:

      none

      page last updated on January 19, 2011

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