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Turks and Caicos Islands

21.82° N, 71.75° W

No land border at all — every neighbor is across water, along 389 km of coast, the 117th longest on Earth.

land borders 0 km · 164th/230 · coastline 389 km · 117th/229
CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · ranks computed across the countries in this atlas that carry the value

Population
38,191
Area
948 km²
Population density
≈ 116 / km²
ISO codes
TC · TCA
GDP (nominal)
$1.75 billion
GDP per capita (PPP)
$33,400
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How big, reallyDrawn at the same scale as Tonga. Equal-area projection, not the map you are used to.
Turks and Caicos Islands 948 km²Tonga 747 km²

geometry: Natural Earth 1:50m · EPSG:6933 equal-area

Where Turks and Caicos Islands sits in the world

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  1. Median age36.6 years89th of 224 · median 32.6 years
  2. Life expectancy81.3 years44th of 224 · median 76.2 years
  3. Fertility rate1.7 children per woman149th of 225 · median 1.92 children per woman
  4. Population38,191214th of 235 · median 5,454,073
  5. Total area948 km²181st of 228 · median 83,736 km²
  6. Coastline389 km117th of 229 · median 402 km

Overview

Flag and symbols

The flag is blue, with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and a colonial shield centered on the right half. The yellow shield displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turk's cap cactus. The national symbols are the conch shell and Turk's cap cactus.

Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person

Key figures

CIA World Factbook

Economy

GDP (nominal)
$1.75 billion
GDP (PPP)
$1.55 billion
GDP per capita (PPP)
$33,400
GDP growth
+5.6%
Inflation (consumer prices)
8.5%
Exports
$826.82 million
Imports
$544.22 million

People

Life expectancy
81.3 years
Median age
36.6 years
Birth rate
12.73 per 1,000
Death rate
3.59 per 1,000
Fertility rate
1.7 children per woman
Population growth
+1.73% a year
Urban population
94.2%
Languages
  • Englishofficial
Religions
  • Protestant72.8%Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%
  • Roman Catholic11.4%
  • Jehovah's Witness1.8%
  • other14%

Land

Total area
948 km²Land 948 km² · Water 0 km²
Coastline
389 km
Land borders
0 km
Highest point
48 m Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos

Values from the CIA World Factbook archive. Each carries the year it describes; open a year for the exact source field.

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Natural geography 1

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Oceans 1

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