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Cook Islands

Cook Islands ยท Polynesia

The Cook Islands is a territory in Polynesia, with Avarua as its capital. The Cook Islands shares no land border with any other country.

CapitalAvarua
RegionPolynesia
CurrencyCook Islands dollar (CKD $)
Calling code+682
ISO codesCK / COK / 184 ISO 3166-1
Flag emoji๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Area236 kmยฒ
LanguagesEnglish, Cook Islands Mฤori
Internet domain.ck
DemonymCook Islander

About Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is a dependency or territory in Polynesia. Its capital and seat of government is Avarua. It has no land borders. The official currency is the Cook Islands dollar ($), using the code CKD.

To call the Cook Islands from abroad, dial the country code +682. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes CK (alpha-2) and COK (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Cook Islands?
The capital of Cook Islands is Avarua.
What currency does Cook Islands use?
Cook Islands uses the Cook Islands dollar (CKD, symbol $).
What is the country calling code for Cook Islands?
The international dialling code for Cook Islands is +682.
What are the ISO codes for Cook Islands?
Cook Islands has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code CK, the alpha-3 code COK and the numeric code 184.
What is the flag emoji for Cook Islands?
The flag emoji for Cook Islands is ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐ. You can copy it from the top of this page.

Why the Cook Islands has its own code

ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.

The Cook Islands holds the alpha-2 code CK, the alpha-3 code COK, the numeric code 184 and the internet domain .ck. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +682.

Flags with the same colours as the Cook Islands

43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.

Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.