AMERICAS
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Advisory Level
Level 2
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Mar 4, 2025
About Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. They are known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. The resident population in 2023 was estimated by The World Factbook at 59,367, making it the third-largest of the British overseas territories by population. However, according to a Department of Statistics estimate in 2022, the population was 47,720.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Cockburn Town
Population
50,828
Area
948 km²
Language
English
Currency
United States dollar
GDP/Capita
$37,507
Travel Advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Exercise increased caution due to heightened risks to safety and security.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- GDP
- $1.7B
- GDP per Capita
- $37,507
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 78.0 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Americas
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Area
- 948 km²
- Population
- 50,828
- Timezone
- UTC-04:00
- Languages
- English
- Calling Code
- +1649
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- TC