Cook Islands
Country Information
Capital City
Avarua
Government and Legal Status
Parliamentary democracy – self- governing state in free association with New Zealand
Head of State
Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Queen’s Representative HE John Marsters
Head of Government
Mark Brown
Official Languages
English
Cook Islands
Official Currency
New Zealand Dollar
Memberships
1965 - Independence
1971 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1980 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1986 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
2008 - International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2013 - PRIF
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 100% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 100% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | 100% |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 100% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 1.7 |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | -- |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | -- |
Transport
| International airports: Rarotonga | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | 320 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 90 |
| Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 99.9% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | -- |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | -- |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | -- |
| Physical exposure to flood | -- |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | -- |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | -- |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document