Outline of the Turks and Caicos Islands

The Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands		The Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Location of the Turks and Caicos Islands

An enlargeable map of the Turks and Caicos Islands

See also: Index of Turks and Caicos Islands-related articles

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are a British Overseas Territory comprising two groups of tropical islands north of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

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

General reference

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

Main article: 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

Main article: Environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Climate of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Environmental issues in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Ecoregions in 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
  • Flora 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 geographic features of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Landforms 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

Main article: Regions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Ecoregions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main articles: List of ecoregions in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Ecoregions in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: 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 and Caicos Islands

Demography of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Demographics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Government and politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
• Capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Cockburn Town

• Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands

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

Branches of the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: 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, Queen Elizabeth II
  • Monarch's representative: Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ric Todd
• Head of government: Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Office suspended, powers delegated to Governor.
• 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

Main article: Court system of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Foreign relations of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands#Foreign relations

• 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:^[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

Main article: Law of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Capital punishment in 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

Main article: Military of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Queen Elizabeth II
    • 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

Main article: Local government in the Turks and Caicos Islands

History of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: History of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Timeline of the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Current events of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Economic history of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Military history of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: Culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Architecture of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Cuisine of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Ethnic minorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Festivals in the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Humor 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
• Prostitution in 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
  • Buddhism 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

Main article: Sports in the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Football in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Main article: 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

• Economic history of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• 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

Main article: 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

	North America portal
	United Kingdom portal

Main article: Turks and Caicos Islands

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Turks and Caicos Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tk.html. Retrieved July 23, 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
• Outline of the Turks and Caicos Islands travel guide from Wikitravel
• 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^{[dead link]}
• 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