Turks and Caicos Islands
Parliamentary democracy (self-governing territory of the UK)
Region:
Caribbean
Area:
950 km²
Local name:
The Turks and Caicos Islands
Capital:
Cockburn Town
Geography
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean and about 180 km north of the Dominican Republic. The dwarf state has a total area of only 950 km² (367 mi²) and a total coastline of 389 km (241.7 mi). This land area is about 1.2 times the size of New York City. The Turks and Caicos Islands are thus the 21st smallest country in the Americas and ranked 189th in the world.The island group consists of 307 partially uninhabited islands. The Turks and Caicos Islands have no direct neighbours. The distance between New York City and the Capital Cockburn Town is about 2,160 km (1,342 mi).
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Current time on the Turks and Caicos Islands:
The countrywide time on the Turks and Caicos Islands is Eastern Standard Time (EST).
As in many countries far away from the equator, there is a daylight saving time in summer.
Related to GMT, the time difference is usually -5 hours in summer and -4 hours in winter.
Timezones and clock changesSunrise and sunset00:00
August 2021
The countrywide time on the Turks and Caicos Islands is Eastern Standard Time (EST).
As in many countries far away from the equator, there is a daylight saving time in summer.
Related to GMT, the time difference is usually -5 hours in summer and -4 hours in winter.
Population
Population:38,718
Population per km²:40.76
Currency
The currency on the Turks and Caicos Islands is US Dollar (USD).1 Dollar is divided into 100 Cents.
Status: 08/01/2021
1 Euro = 1.19 Dollar
1 Dollar = 0.84 Euro
1 Dollar = 0.84 Euro
Religions
| Branch | distribution |
|---|---|
| Baptists | 35.8% |
| Church of God | 11.7% |
| Methodists | 9.3% |
| Adventists | 6.0% |
| Roman Catholics | 11.4% |
| Anglicans | 10.0% |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1.8% |
| other | 14.0% |
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Economy
| GDP: | 2.02 bn $ |
| Exportations: | 826.8 M $ |
| Importations: | 544.2 M $ |
| › Tourism receipts: | 787.00 M $ |
| › Unemployment rate: | 10.0 % |
| › Energy consumption: | 218.6 M kWh |
Land use
| 2% Urban areas: | 17 km² |
| 1% Agricultural areas: | 10 km² |
| 36% Forest: | 344 km² |
| 61% Others: | 579 km² |
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Transport
| Roadways: | 121 km |
| Commercial harbors: | 4 |
| › Airports: | 8 |
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