Turks and Caicos Islands Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Turks and Caicos Islands with its capital Cockburn Town is located in North America (Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 431 square kilometres (2.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 20,556 citizens. English is the language spoken by people in Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are only 37 miles long, and all together consist of 40 islands and cays. There are two main islands, Grand Turk (Turk Island) and Providenciales (Caicos Island). These islands are on 550 miles South from Florida. The islands have fabulous beaches throughout, in particular, the award winning Grace Bay. There also is a variety of fun, non-beach things that there are to do. You can scuba dive, snorkle, sail, boat, parasail, fish, go on tours, go to spas and salons, golf, shop, and gamble. Each island has their own activities as well. Below are a few activities that are available on the islands.

Pictures from Capital (Cockburn Town)

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About Turks and Caicos Islands

The topography features low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps. The average density of population is about 47 per km². The climate in Turks and Caicos Islands can be described as tropical with marine, moderated by trade winds, sunny and relatively dry. Potential natural disasters are frequent hurricanes.

To reach someone in Turks and Caicos Islands dial +1-649 prior to a number. There are 3,700 installed telephones. And there are 25,100 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".tc". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 120V - 60Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in Turks and Caicos Islands we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total none population grew at a rate of 2.49% (or by 586 citizens). With 98 deaths and 481 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.63%. 203 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Turks and Caicos Islands: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.