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Cook Islands has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 2009. The country currently has no inscribed World Heritage Sites but participates in the international framework for heritage protection.

Cook Islands as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: January 16, 2009

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)

World Heritage Sites

No sites inscribed yet.

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Tentative World Heritage Sites (1)

Maungaroa Cultural Landscape · submitted: January 17, 2024

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Cook Islands

Official Name: Cook Islands

Continent: Oceania

Subregion: Polynesia

UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific

Capital: Avarua

Population (2024): NA

Land Area: 240 km²

Currency: Cook Islands dollar (CKD;NZD)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Cook Islands

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