TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSgeneral data of the country |
General useful information |
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
Nation and population |
official name (short form): Turks and Caicos Islands |
country code ISO: TC //; - FIPS: TK |
location: Atlantic Ocean |
time zone: -5 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
surface (land) area: 430 sq.km = 166 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 22° N / South: 21° N / East: 71° W / West: 72° W |
borders (land): none |
borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
climate: tropical oceanic |
Government |
independent since: not yet |
type of government: dependent territory of the United Kingdom |
capital: Cockburn Town |
administrative division: island (30) |
Population |
population according to the latest census (1990): 12,350 |
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 17,502 /-; 2001: 18,122 |
population density: 41 per sq.km = 106 per sq.mi |
population growth: 5% //; - doubling time: ca 20 years |
birth rate: 26 per 1000 |
death rate: 4 per 1000 |
fertility rate: 4 children per female |
maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
infant mortality (1-4 years): per 1000 |
life expectancy: 75 years (male: 72; female: 78) |
age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
urbanisation: 51% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
Ethnic composition, language, religion |
ethnic groups: mainly of mixed Afro-European descent |
languages: English |
religious affiliation: Christian, predominantly Protestant |
Health |
daily food intake: calories per capita |
population with access to safe water: % |
people per physician: |
people per hospital bed: |
Education, literacy |
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
school enrolment: secondary education: % |
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
adult literacy: 98% (male: %; female: %) |
Economy and infrastructure |
Economy and trade |
currency: US dollar = 100 cents |
annual inflation rate: % |
population below poverty line: % |
Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
GDP growth: % |
income: USD 5000 per capita |
import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
trade: USD 2500 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
trade partners: |
human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
female labour force: % |
unemployment: % |
tourism: 0,12 million |
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
land use: arable land: 2% //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
agriculture: labour force: % //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
agricultural products: fishing (mainly lobsters, shellfish, conch shells) |
livestock (1000s): asses: / buffaloes: / camels: / cattle: / goats: / horses: / mules: / pigs: / poultry: / sheep: |
fish catch: 1300 metric tonnes |
industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
industrial products: of no importance |
mining products: salt |
CO2 emission per capita: |
services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
energy use (kg per capita): |
electricity use (per capita): |
annual water use (per capita): |
Traffic, communication |
road network: 121 km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: km |
vehicles: per 1000 |
railways: km //; - railways passenger/km: |
navigable inland waterways: km |
ownership telephone: per 1000 |
ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
persons per post office: |
personal computers: per 1000 |
Some physical landmarks |
mountains: no details known |
lowest point: sea level |
lakes (natural): a few very small ones |
lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
lakes (deepest): unknown |
rivers: none, or unknown |
canals: none, or unknown |
waterfalls: none, or unknown |
caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
islands: group of 30 low-lying islands, of which 8 are inhabited |
deserts: none |
other natural features: |
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
other important features: |
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
unfortunately this "state" is so small that there are hardly sufficient seperate statistical data available |
primary sources used for the general information: |
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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