Ports: Avarua, Avatiu
Merchant marine:
total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,464 GRT/2,181 DWT
Airports:
total: 7
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3
@Cook Islands:Communications
Telephone system: 2,052 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth station
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
radios: 11,000
Television:
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: 17,000 (1989)
@Cook Islands:Defense Forces
Note: defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
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