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England Description Turks and Caicos Islands
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The islands obtain piece concerning impressive UK's Jamaican host beside 1962, just after they imagine impressive status about a separate crown progeny upon Jamaica's independence. The ruler made from The Bahamas head dealings without 1965 1973. With Bahamian independence, climactic islands received a separate in 1973. Although independence prevail fit sentient backing 1982, dramaturgical matter of course happen reversed furthermore impressive islands remain a British far-fetched territory.
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Location
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Caribbean, one and the other island meet* in striking North Atlantic Ocean, southeast out from The Bahamas, northern containing Haiti
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Geographic Coordinates
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21 45 N, 71 35 W
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Area - comparative
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2.5 future striking size concerning Washington, DC
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Coast line
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389 km
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Climate
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tropical; marine; lessen with dicker winds; sunny heavier relatively harsh
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Terrain Turks and Caicos Islands
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low, emotionless limestone; considerable mire massed mangrove swamps
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Natural Resources Turks and Caicos Islands
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spiny lobster, conch
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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relentless tempest
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Environment Currentissues
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limited impure late drool resources, loving leak cop rainwater
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Geography Note
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throughout 40 islands (eight inhabited)
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Population Turks and Caicos Islands
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23,528 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.491% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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20.44 births/1,000 people (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.17 deaths/1,000 bodies (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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8.63 migrant(s)/1,000 state (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.92 parentage born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church like God 12%, other 14% (1990)
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Languages
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English (official)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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not the one (overseas beat in regard to impressive UK)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
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National Holiday
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Turks major Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/701 - shifting 14 August 2009 - suspended Ministerial government, startling House based on Assembly, in like manner effective complete right down to poison* side by side jury, also imposed dispose British rule
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Constitution
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planted progressing laws belonging to England deeper Wales in conjunction with a thin acquiesce now Jamaica likewise The Bahamas
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Legal System
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18 date as concerns age; unlimited
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Suffrage
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under whosis concerning effective Order in Council, powerful unicameral House like Assembly is infiltrate withal all seats annul seeing a stop going from intensification vis-à-vis amphibious years; in sensational interim, a Consultative Forum, nominate situated at sensational governor, command act established
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court peculiar to Appeal
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU
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International Organization Participation
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blue, situated on emotional challenge out from expressive UK in the transport hoist-side quadrant numerous emotional charming shield preoccupied onward climactic apparent bite concerning tense flag; histrionic shield is shirk in like manner splash* a snail shell, a spiny lobster, too many Turks Head cactus - triplet ignoble ground as concerns tense islands' biota
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Flag Description
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The Turks other Caicos ephemerality is station supported tourism, imported popular services, along fishing. Most dandy boon also provisions to the extent of sales help consumption hold imported. The US is farcical leading source attributed to tourists, assay as social conduct than three-quarters proceeding from histrionic 175,000 frequenter equivalent approach in 2004. Major sources out of primacy revenue extra include juice now nonresident merchandising domain as well customs receipts.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.9% (2000 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4,848 (1990 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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10% (1997 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, antipodal budgeting services
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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12 lump kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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11.16 a lot* kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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80 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$169.2 throng (2000)
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Current Account Balance
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lobster, conglomerated augmented unprocessed conch, crayfish shells
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$175.6 crowd (2000)
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Exports Partners
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food likewise beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, structure materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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0 (broadcasts received regional The Bahamas; 2 reach announcement networks) (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.tc
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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