Turks and Caicos Islands

Official Name:	The Turks and Caicos Islands
Sovereign Status:	British Dependency
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Turks and Caicos Islands
ISO Country Codes:	TC : TCA
Internet Domain:	.tc
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.tc/

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Capital:	Cockburn Town	Main Airports:	JAGS McCartney International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	58,286
Currency:	US Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	USD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 649	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

Show

Newsline TCI;

Newspaper

Show

Turks and Caicos Sun;

Turks and Caicos Weekly News;

Radio

Show

Island FM;

Power 92.5 FM;

Pyrate Radio;

Radio Turks & Caicos;

Turks and Caicos Islands

Government Website:	https://www.gov.tc/
Central Bank:	The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	The Turks and Caicos use the US Dollar
Unemployment Rate:	10% (1997 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	4% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	NA
GDP:	$835.171 million (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$18,500 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	US Dollar
Currency Code:	USD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	0.5%	corn, beans, cassava (manioc, tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Industry:	9.7%	tourism, offshore financial services
Services:	89.8%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; OECD;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Department of Economic Planning and Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Turks and Caicos Islands

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Turks & Caicos Customs Department

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/R
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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