Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: typhoons (November to March)
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
@Cook Islands:People
Population: 20,407 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: 1.6% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 22.18 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)