Explore Turks and Caicos Islands in 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.
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The Beach At...
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Ron Jon Surf Shop,...
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Grand Turk
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Grand Turk Beach
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Grand Turk as seen...
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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 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 country consists of 1 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Turks and Caicos Islands
Demographic Information
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.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Turks and Caicos Islands has declined over the last 10 years by 4.5 births per thousand from 24.9 in 2001 to 20.4 in 2010. Currently, 481 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Turks and Caicos Islands has declined over the last 10 years by 0.3 deaths per thousand from 4.5 in 2001 to 4.2 in 2010. Currently, 98 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Turks and Caicos Islands is growing at an rate of 2.49% (or by 586 citizens). Each year 203 people enter this country (or 8.60 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.63%. Or an total increase of 383 citizens.
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.
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