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Name:
Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory
Capital City:
Cockburn Town (3,700 pop.)
Turks and Caicos Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
US Dollar
(conversion rates)
One US Dollar
Ethnicity:
black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%
GDP total:
$216 million (
2010 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$11,500 (
2010 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
English (official)
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Cockburn Town, Cockburn Harbour
Name:
The name
Turks
comes from the indigenous Turk's Head cactus, while
Caicos
is a Lucaya term meaning string of islands.
National Day:
August 30,
Constitution Day
Religion:
Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14%
Symbols
A street in Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos
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