Turks and Caicos Islands

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300291657
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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Turks and

Caicos Islands

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Turks and Caicos Islands (Central America and Caribbean)

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Introduction ::Turks and Caicos Islands

Background:

The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962,

when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon

Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw

affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the

islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although

independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed

and the islands remain a British overseas territory.

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Geography ::Turks and Caicos Islands

Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean,

southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti

Geographic coordinates: 21 45 N, 71 35 W

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

Total: 948 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 185

Land: 948 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 389 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and

relatively dry

Terrain: Low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

Highest point: Flamingo Hill 48 m

Natural resources: Spiny lobster, conch

Land use:

Arable land: 2.33%

Permanent crops: 0%

Other: 97.67% (2005)

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: Frequent hurricanes

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Environment - current issues: Limited natural fresh water

resources, private cisterns collect rainwater

Geography - note: About 40 islands (eight inhabited)

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People ::Turks and Caicos Islands

Population: 23,528 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 217

Age structure:

0-14 years: 30.2% (male 3,528/female 3,401)

15-64 years: 65.6% (male 7,875/female 7,164)

65 years and over: 4.2% (male 475/female 499) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 28 years

Male: 28.8 years

Female: 27.3 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.491% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 32

Birth rate: 20.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 89 8

Death rate: 4.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 208

Net migration rate: 8.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 10

Urbanization:

Urban population: 92% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.047 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 13.43 deaths/1,000 live births

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Country comparison to the world: 130

Male: 15.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 11.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 75.64 years

Country comparison to the world: 78

Male: 73.32 years

Female: 78.07 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.92 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 70

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality:

Noun: none

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