Island Details: Turks and Caicos Islands
Name
Turks and Caicos Islands
Number of Islands (approx.)
40*
Island Details
8 inhabited islands + approx. 32 uninhabited islands grouped into 2 archipelagos*
Surface Area (km²)
950.00*
Terrain
low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps*
Highest Elevation (m)
48.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Flamingo Hill*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Population (total)
30,993*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
32.6*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.436*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
29,100*
Dominant Economic Sector
offshore financial services, tourism*
Administration
dependent (overseas territory of the UK)*
Miscellaneous
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US*
