Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands are two groups of islands that are owned by the British. They are in the Caribbean Sea, near the Bahamas. Fishing is the biggest part of the economy.

The ruler of Great Britain is also the ruler of the Turks and Caicos, but that ruler always acts through a governor. There are no elections for president, and all the officers of government are named by the ruler, or monarch.

1 Islands in Turks & Caicos

[edit] Islands in Turks & Caicos

[edit] Grand Turk

This is the main island where all the government offices are held. Grand Turk is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands. It has its own International Airport.

[edit] Providenciales

Often shortened to just 'Provo', this island has its own International Airport and is host to a large number of holiday resorts including Sandals' Beaches resort. A large coral reef is situated to the north of the island. To the east of the island, a new development named Leewood is being built.

[edit] West Cay

Known as the place 'where everyone moves on golf carts' because the island is so small. There are few beaches. The main income is salt processing. It does not have an airport.

This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Turks and Caicos Islands

Countries and territories of North America
Independent	Antigua and Barbuda \| Bahamas \| Barbados \| Belize \| Canada \| Costa Rica \| Cuba \| Dominica \| Dominican Republic \| El Salvador \| Grenada \| Guatemala \| Haiti \| Honduras \| Jamaica \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| Panama \| Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Saint Lucia \| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines \| Trinidad and Tobago \| United States
Governed by other countries	Anguilla \| Aruba \| Bermuda \| British Virgin Islands \| Cayman Islands \| Greenland \| Guadeloupe \| Martinique \| Montserrat \| Navassa Island \| Netherlands Antilles \| Puerto Rico \| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon \| Turks and Caicos Islands \| U.S. Virgin Islands

Countries and territories in the Caribbean (West Indies)
Antigua and Barbuda \| Bahamas \| Barbados \| Cuba \| Dominica \| Dominican Republic \| Grenada \| Haiti \| Jamaica \| Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Saint Lucia \| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines \| Trinidad and Tobago
Governed by other countries: Anguilla \| Aruba \| British Virgin Islands \| Cayman Islands \| Guadeloupe \| Martinique \| Montserrat \| Navassa Island \| Netherlands Antilles \| Puerto Rico \| Turks and Caicos Islands \| U.S. Virgin Islands

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Antigua and Barbuda \| Bahamas¹ \| Barbados \| Belize \| Dominica \| Grenada \| Guyana \| Haiti \| Jamaica \| Montserrat \| Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Saint Lucia \| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines \| Suriname \| Trinidad and Tobago
Associate members: Anguilla \| Bermuda \| Cayman Islands \| British Virgin Islands \| Turks and Caicos Islands
Observer countries: Aruba \| Colombia \| Dominican Republic \| Mexico \| Netherlands Antilles \| Puerto Rico \| Venezuela
¹ Member of the community but not the Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy.