Turks and Caicos Islands
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Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Motto: "Beautiful By Nature"
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Location of Turks and Caicos Islands (circled in red)
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| Status | British Overseas Territory | ||||
| Capital | Cockburn Town | ||||
| Largest city | Providenciales | ||||
| Official languages | English | ||||
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| Demonym | Turks and Caicos Islander | ||||
| Government | Dependency under constitutional monarchy | ||||
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• Monarch
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Elizabeth II | ||||
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• Governor
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John Freeman | ||||
| Anya Williams | |||||
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• Premier
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Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson | ||||
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• UK government minister
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Baroness Anelay | ||||
| Legislature | House of Assembly | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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616.3 km2 (238.0 sq mi) (185th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2012 census
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31,458 | ||||
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• Density
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80/km2 (207.2/sq mi) | ||||
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | ||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||||
| Date format | dd mm yyyy (AD) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | ||||
| Calling code | +1‑649 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | TC | ||||
| Internet TLD | .tc | ||||
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Website
www.gov.tc |
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in the Caribbean (light yellow)
The Turks and Caicos Islands (/ˈtɜːrks/ and /ˈkeɪkəs/ / /ˈkeɪkoʊs/ / /ˈkeɪkɒs/), or TCI for short, 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 northern West Indies.
They are known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. The resident population is 31,458 as of 2012[update] of whom 23,769 live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands.
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