The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this South Pacific Oceancountry have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,800,000 square kilometres (690,000 sq mi) of ocean.

Area

Total 240 km2 (206th)

Population

2006 estimate 19,569
Density 76/km2 (124th)
197/sq mi

Currency: New Zealand dollar (Cook Islands dollar also used) (NZD)

Time zone

(UTC-10)

Drives on the left

Internet TLD: .ck

Calling code: 682