Turks and Caicos Islands
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
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Summary
Turks and Caicos Islands is a British overseas territory[1]. It draws 33,994 Wikipedia views per month (british overseas territory category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Caribbean Development Bank[3], Interpol[4], Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United Kingdom[6]
- Country: United Kingdom[7]
- Head of government: Rufus Ewing[8], Washington Misick[9]
- Continent: North America[10]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[11]
- Head of state: Charles III[12]
- Capital: Cockburn Town[13]
- Official language: English[14]
- Currency: United States dollar[15], Jamaican pound[16]
- Shares border with: The Bahamas[17], Haiti[18], Dominican Republic[19]
- Top-level Internet domain: .tc[20]
- Anthem: God Save the King[21]
- Follows: West Indies Federation[22]
- Flag: flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands[23]
- Legislative body: Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands[24]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands[25]
- Part of: Caribbean[26]
- Commons category: Turks and Caicos Islands[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[28], UTC−05:00[29], Eastern Time Zone[30]
- Telephone country code: +1649[31]
- Unicode character: 🇹🇨[32]
- Has part(s): Turks Islands[33], Caicos Islands[34]
- Inception: 1973[35]
- Highest point: Blue Hills[36]
Why It Matters
Turks and Caicos Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]