Turks an Caicos Islands
Turks an Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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Motto: "Beautiful Bi Naitur" | |
![]() Location o Turks an Caicos Islands (circled in reid) in the Caribbean (licht yellae) | |
Status | Breetish Owerseas Territory |
Caipital | Cockburn Town |
Lairgest ceety | Providenciales |
Offeecial leids | Inglis |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Turks and Caicos Islander |
Govrenment | Dependency unner constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
• Govrenor | Peter Beckingham Deputy: Anya Williams |
• Premier | Rufus Ewing |
• UK govrenment meenister[a] | James Duddridge MP |
Legislatur | Hoose o Assembly |
Aurie | |
• Total | 616.3 km2 (238.0 sq mi) (185t) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2012 census | 49,000[1] |
• Density | 80/km2 (207.2/sq mi) |
Currency | Unitit States dollar (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Date format | dd mm yyyy (AD) |
Drivin side | left |
Cawin code | IDD‑Aurie code +1‑649 |
ISO 3166 code | TC |
Internet TLD | .tc UK Postcode: TKCA 1ZZ |
File:File:Grand Turk - Cockburn Town, St. Mary's Cathedral - panoramio.jpg
File:Grand Turk - Cockburn Town, St. Mary's Cathedral
The Turks an Caicos Islands, or TCI for short, are a Breetish Owerseas Territory conseestin o the lairger Caicos Islands an smawer Turks Islands, twa groups o tropical islands in the Lucayan Airchipelago o the Caribbean Sea an northren Caribbean region.
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Pairlamentary Unner-Secretar o State in the Foreign an Commonweel Office wi responsibility for the Breetish Owerseas Territories
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ http://tcweeklynews.com/nonbelongers-account-for-per-cent-of-adult-population-population-g-p2768-128.htm Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine , archive or archive-is at 3 Feb 2013
Categeries:
- Turks an Caicos Islands
- Breetish Owerseas Territories
- Kintras in the Caribbean
- Dependent territories in North Americae
- Inglis-speakin kintras an territories
- Island kintras
- Special territories o the European Union
- States an territories established in 1973
- 1973 establishments in North Americae
- 1973 establishments in the Breetish Empire
- 1970s establishments in the Turks an Caicos Islands