Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean
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Image of Cockburn Town, capital city of Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is a Caribbean British territory excelling in luxury tourism, financial services, marine biodiversity conservation, and sustainable infrastructure.
Turks and Caicos Islands in one word would be “Conch,” meaning pink shell.
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
Turks and Caicos Islands armorial
Turks and Caicos Islands is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM (Associate).
Turks and Caicos Islands administrative divisions
overseas territory of the UKEasy learning about Turks and Caicos Islands |
The capital city of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town.
| Turks and Caicos Islands is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent Inhabitants of Turks and Caicos Islands are called Turks and Caicos Islanders |
| Overseas territory of | United Kingdom |
| Member of | CARICOM (Associate) since 1991 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands has a population of | 46,198 inhabitants within a total area of 430 Km2 (267 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 21° 45' N, 71° 35' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Dominican Republic in the south, The Bahamas in the northwest |
| Turks and Caicos Islands Climate | tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (Baptist, Church of God, Anglican, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (USD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tc |
| Turks and Caicos Islands calling code | +-648 |
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