| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
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| Geographic coordinates | 21 14 S, 159 46 W |
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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 236.7 sq km
land: 236.7 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 120 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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| Climate | tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
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| Terrain | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Te Manga 652 m |
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| Natural resources | NEGL |
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| Irrigated land | 120 km |
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| Natural hazards | typhoons (November to March) |
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Environment -
current issues | NA |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| 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 |
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