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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Turks and Caicos Islands: Turks and Caicos Islands –

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

comprising two groups of tropical islands north of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands * Official English country name: Turks and Caicos IslandsThe Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 1988
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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): None *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): * Etymology:

Name of the Turks and Caicos Islands A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...

* ISO country codes: TC, TCA, 796 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TC * Internet country code top-level domain:

.tc .tc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Turks and Caicos Islands. Since T.C. also stands for ''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'' (Republic of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye ...

Geography of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Geography of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and nor ...

* The Turks and Caicos Islands are: A

* Location: **

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and Western Hemisphere ***

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(though not on the mainland) ** Atlantic Ocean *** North Atlantic Ocean ****

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

( West Indies) ** Time zone: Eastern Standard Time ( UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC-04) ** Land boundaries: ''none'' *** High: Blue Hills on the island of Providenciales *** Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m ** Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 389 km * Population of the Turks and Caicos Islands: * * Area of the Turks and Caicos Islands: *

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Environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands

* Climate of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Renewable energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Geology of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Protected areas of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Biosphere reserves in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** National parks of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Wildlife of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Fauna of the Turks and Caicos Islands *** Birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands *** Mammals of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Natural geographical features of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Islands of the Turks and Caicos Islands Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are ref ...

* Lakes of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Mountains of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Volcanoes in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Rivers of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Waterfalls of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Valleys of the Turks and Caicos Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands: None

Regions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Providenciales and West Caicos Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The island has an area of and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. Providenciales is the l ...

North Caicos North Caicos is the second-largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands (after Middle Caicos). To the west, the Caicos Cays (the closest is Parrot Cay) link to Providenciales. To the east, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Juniper Hole, a na ...

* Middle Caicos * South Caicos and East Caicos *

Grand Turk Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island territory) with . Grand Turk contains the territory's capital, Cockburn To ...

* Salt Cay, Turks Islands * Turks and Caicos Islands

Demography of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Demographics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government and politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands *

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: parliamentary

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dependency *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) * Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Political parties in the Turks and Caicos Islands Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

** 2009 Corruption scandal

Branches of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Executive branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

* Head of state:

Monarch of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy, constitutional form of government by which a hereditary monarchy, hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United ...

, King Charles III ** Monarch's representative: Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Nigel Dakin * Head of government: Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Washington Misick *

Cabinet of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Cabinet of the Turks and Caicos Islands comprises the ministers who advise the Governor on government affairs. It was known as the Executive Council under the 1988 Constitution, and was given its current name in the 2006 Constitution. The Cabine ...

Legislative branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly The House of Assembly is the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The name of the house was changed from the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands to its present name following the implement ...

( unicameral) **''Suspended, powers delegated to Governor''

Judicial branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Court system of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Foreign relations of the Turks and Caicos Islands

* Diplomatic missions in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Diplomatic missions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

International organization membership

The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is a member of: *

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(Caricom) (associate) * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) (subbureau) * Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Law and order in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Law of the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in its present form, was passed in 2011. 1962 When Jamaica became independent in 1962, the Turks and Caicos Islands, formerly under Jamaican administration, became a Crown colony in its own right ...

* Crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Human rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands **

LGBT rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Turks and Caicos ...

** Freedom of religion in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Law enforcement in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Command ** Commander-in-chief: King Charles III *** Ministry of Defence of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Forces ** Army of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Navy of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Air Force of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Special forces of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Military history of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Military ranks of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Timeline of the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Current events of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Military history of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Architecture of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Cuisine of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Festivals in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Languages of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Media in the Turks and Caicos Islands * National symbols of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** National anthem of the Turks and Caicos Islands * People of the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands This is a list of public holidays in Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical ...

* Records of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Religion in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Christianity in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Hinduism in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Islam in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Judaism in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Sikhism in the Turks and Caicos Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands: None

Art in the Turks and Caicos Islands

* Art in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Cinema of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Literature of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Music of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Television in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Theatre in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth) * Agriculture in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Banking in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** National Bank of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Internet in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Companies of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Dollar **

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: USD * Energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Energy policy of the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Oil industry in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands is an industry that generates more than 1 million tourist arrivals per year, and is "the main source of revenue for the country. The tourism industry began in the 1980s, with the opening of Club Med Turquoi ...

* Transport in the Turks and Caicos Islands * the Turks and Caicos Islands Stock Exchange

Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands

* Health care in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Transportation in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Rail transport in the Turks and Caicos Islands ** Roads in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Water supply and sanitation in the Turks and Caicos Islands

References

External links

Turks and Caicos Weekly News
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada - Turks and Caicos profile

Turks and Caicos - CIA World Factbook

Turks and Caicos Free Press

Turks & Caicos Tourist Board

VisitProvidenciales - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Tourist Information

History

History of the Turks And Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos History

* ttp://www.worldstatesmen.org/Turks_Caicos.html WorldStatesmen- Turks and Caicos Islands

Relationship with Canada

CBC News Backgrounder - Canada and the Turks and Caicos
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