Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Roadways:
total: 320 km
paved: 33 km
unpaved: 287 km (2003)
Merchant marine:
total: 6 ships (1000 GRT or over) 48,422 GRT/51,900 DWT
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 5 (Norway 1, NZ 1, Sweden 3) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Avatiu
Military Cook Islands
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster
Management (2005)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with
the Cook Islands and at its request
Transnational Issues Cook Islands
Disputes - international: none
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007