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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands
• Official English country name: Turks and Caicos Islands
• 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

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

• Climate of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Renewable energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Geology of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Protected areas of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • National parks of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Wildlife of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Fauna of the Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Mammals of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Natural geographical features of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• 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

Regions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Ecoregions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

List of ecoregions in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Providenciales and West Caicos
• North Caicos
• Middle Caicos
• South Caicos and East Caicos
• Grand Turk
• Salt Cay, Turks Islands
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Demography of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Demographics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government and politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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

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General elections	1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1849 1962 1965 1968 1969 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2016 2021 2025
West Indies elections	1958

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

Branches of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Executive branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• 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

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

Judicial branch of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Court system of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Foreign relations of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Diplomatic missions in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Diplomatic missions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

International organization membership

The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is a member of:

• 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

Law of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Human rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • LGBT rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Freedom of religion in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Law enforcement in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: King Charles III
    • Ministry of Defence of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Forces
  • Army of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Navy of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Air Force of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Special forces of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Military history of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Military ranks of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Timeline of the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Current events of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Military history of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Architecture of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Cuisine of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Festivals in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Languages of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Media in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• National symbols of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • National anthem of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• People of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Records of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Religion in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Christianity in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Hinduism in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Islam in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Judaism in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Sikhism in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands: None

Art in the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Art in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Cinema of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Literature of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Music of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Television in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Theatre in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth)
• Agriculture in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Banking in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • National Bank of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Internet in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Companies of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Currency of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD
• Energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Energy policy of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Oil industry in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Transport in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• the Turks and Caicos Islands Stock Exchange

Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Education in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Health care in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Transportation in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Airports in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Rail transport in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Roads in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Turks and Caicos Islands

See also

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Index of Turks and Caicos Islands–related articles
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the United Kingdom

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Turks and Caicos Weekly News
• Turks and Caicos Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands official website
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada - Turks and Caicos profile
• Turks and Caicos - CIA World Factbook
• Turks and Caicos Free Press
• Turks & Caicos Tourist Board
• VisitProvidenciales - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Tourist Information

History

• History of the Turks And Caicos Islands
• Turks and Caicos History
• Turks and Caicos Islands Timeline of Significant Historical Events
• WorldStatesmen- Turks and Caicos Islands

Relationship with Canada

• CBC News Backgrounder - Canada and the Turks and Caicos

• Media from Commons
• News from Wikinews
• Travel guides from Wikivoyage
• English edition of Misplaced Pages

• Outlines of countries
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Turks and Caicos Islands-related lists
• Outlines