The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

NZ 80%, Japan

       Imports:

       $50 million (c.i.f., 1990)

       commodities:

       foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber

       partners:

       NZ 49%, Japan, Australia, US

       External debt:

       $NA

       Industrial production:

       growth rate NA%; accounts for 5% of GDP

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       14,000 kW

       production:

       21 million kWh

       consumption per capita:

       1,170 kWh (1990)

       Industries:

       fruit processing, tourism

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 12% of GDP, export crops - copra, citrus fruits,

       pineapples, tomatoes, bananas; subsistence crops - yams, taro

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments

       (1970–89), $128 million

       Currency:

       1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents

       Exchange rates:

       New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.7771 (January 1994), 1.8495

       (1993), 1.8584 (1992), 1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6708 (1989)

       Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      @Cook Islands, Communications

      Highways:

       total:

       187 km

       paved:

       35 km

       unpaved:

       gravel 35 km; improved earth 84 km; unimproved earth 33 km (1980)

       Ports:

       Avatiu

       Merchant marine:

       1 cargo ship (1,000 or over) totaling 1,464 GRT/2,181 DWT

       Airports:

       total:

       7

       usable:

       7

       with permanent-surface runways:

       1

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       5

       Telecommunications:

       broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; 11,000 radio receivers; 17,000

       TV receivers (1989); 2,052 telephones; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth

       station

      @Cook Islands, Defense Forces

      Note: defense is the responsibility of New Zealand

      @Coral Sea Islands

      Header Affiliation: (territory of Australia)

      @Coral Sea Islands, Geography

      Location: Southwestern Oceania, just off the northeast coast of Australia in the Coral Sea Map references: Oceania Area: total area: less than 3 sq km land area: less than 3 sq km comparative area: NA note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with Willis Islets the most important Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 3,095 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical Terrain: sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) Irrigated land: 0 sq km Environment: current issues: no permanent fresh water resources natural hazards: subject to occasional tropical cyclones international agreements: NA Note: important nesting area for birds and turtles

      @Coral Sea Islands, People

      Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 3 meteorologists

      @Coral Sea Islands, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Coral Sea Islands Territory

       conventional short form:

       Coral Sea Islands

       Digraph:

       CR

       Type:

       territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment,

       Sport, and Territories

       Capital:

       none; administered from Canberra, Australia

       Independence:

       none (territory of Australia)

       Flag:

       the flag of Australia is used

      @Coral Sea Islands, Economy

      Overview: no economic activity

      @Coral Sea Islands, Communications

      Ports: none; offshore anchorages only

      @Coral Sea Islands, Defense Forces

      Note:

       defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the

       Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of

       visitors

      @Costa Rica, Geography

      Location:

       Middle America, between Nicaragua and Panama

       Map references:

       Central America and the Caribbean, South America

       Area:

       total area:

       51,100 sq km

       land area:

       50,660 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly smaller than West Virginia

       note:

       includes Isla del Coco

       Land boundaries:

       total 639 km, Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km

       Coastline:

       1,290 km

       Maritime claims:

       continental shelf:

       200 nm

       exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to

       November)

       Terrain:

       coastal plains separated by rugged mountains

       Natural resources:

       hydropower potential

       Land use:

       arable land:

       6%

       permanent crops:

       7%