Outline of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Turks and Caicos Islands:

The Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Location of the Turks and Caicos Islands

An enlargeable map of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands – British Overseas Territory comprising two groups of tropical islands north of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands
Official English country name: Turks and Caicos Islands^[2]
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): None
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of the Turks and Caicos Islands
ISO country codes: TC, TCA, 796
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TC
Internet country code top-level domain: .tc

Geography of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Geography of the Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands are: A British Overseas Territory
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
  - North Atlantic Ocean
    - Caribbean (West Indies)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)
- Land boundaries: none
  - High: Blue Hills on the island of Providenciales 49 m (161 ft)
  - Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 389 km
Population of the Turks and Caicos Islands:
Area of the Turks and Caicos Islands:
Atlas of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Natural geographical features of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Islands of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Lakes of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Mountains of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Volcanoes in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Rivers of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Waterfalls of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Valleys of the Turks and Caicos Islands
World Heritage Sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands: None

Regions of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Regions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Ecoregions of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

List of ecoregions in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Demography of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Demographics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government and politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
Capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Political parties in the Turks and Caicos Islands
- 2009 Corruption scandal

Branches of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Executive branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles III
- Monarch's representative: Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Nigel Dakin
Head of government: Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Washington Misick
Cabinet of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Legislative branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly (unicameral)
- Suspended, powers delegated to Governor

Judicial branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Court system of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Foreign relations of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

International organization membership edit

The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is a member of:^[1]

Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (associate)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (subbureau)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Law and order in the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Law of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Art in the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Economy of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands edit

See also edit

Turks and Caicos Islands

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Turks and Caicos Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 1988

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of the Turks and Caicos Islands

History edit

Relationship with Canada edit

CBC News Backgrounder - Canada and the Turks and Caicos

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