| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates | 21 14 S, 159 46 W |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 236 sq km land: 236 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 120 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
| Climate | tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
| Terrain | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Te Manga 652 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | coconuts (copra) |
| Land use | agricultural land: 8.4% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 4.2% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) forest: 64.6% (2018 est.) other: 27% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | NA |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | tropical cyclones (November to March) |
| Geography - note | the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, Rarotonga, at 67 sq km |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
