Turks and Caicos Islands
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|
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Anthem: "God Save the King" |
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National song: "This Land of Ours"[1] |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Treaty of Paris | 3 September 1783 |
Federation | 3 January 1958 |
Separate colony | 31 May 1962 |
Capital | Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)[2] |
Largest city | Providenciales |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups | 88% Afro-Caribbean 8% Euro-Caribbean 4% Mixed or Indo-Caribbeans |
Demonym(s) | Turks and Caicos Islander, Turks Islander, Caicos Islander |
Government | Dependency under constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
•
Governor
|
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam |
Anya Williams | |
•
Premier
|
Washington Misick |
Legislature | House of Assembly |
Government of the United Kingdom | |
•
Minister
|
Stephen Doughty |
Area | |
• Total
|
948 km2 (366 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
negligible |
Highest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
49,309[3] (215th) |
• 2012 census
|
31,458[4] |
• Density
|
121.7[5]/sq mi (47.0/km2) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
|
US$924,583,000[6] |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-649 |
UK postcode |
TKCA 1ZZ
|
ISO 3166 code | TC |
Internet TLD | .tc |
Website | gov.tc |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: "God Save the King" |
|
National song: "This Land of Ours"[1] |
|
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Treaty of Paris | 3 September 1783 |
Federation | 3 January 1958 |
Separate colony | 31 May 1962 |
Capital | Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)[2] |
Largest city | Providenciales |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups | 88% Afro-Caribbean 8% Euro-Caribbean 4% Mixed or Indo-Caribbeans |
Demonym(s) | Turks and Caicos Islander, Turks Islander, Caicos Islander |
Government | Dependency under constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
•
Governor
|
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam |
Anya Williams | |
•
Premier
|
Washington Misick |
Legislature | House of Assembly |
Government of the United Kingdom | |
•
Minister
|
Stephen Doughty |
Area | |
• Total
|
948 km2 (366 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
negligible |
Highest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
49,309[3] (215th) |
• 2012 census
|
31,458[4] |
• Density
|
121.7[5]/sq mi (47.0/km2) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
|
US$924,583,000[6] |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-649 |
UK postcode |
TKCA 1ZZ
|
ISO 3166 code | TC |
Internet TLD | .tc |
Website | gov.tc |