Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. Its capital is Cockburn Town. About 44,542 people live there (2020). It covers 417 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- People (2020)
- 44,542
- Area
- 417 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar
Turks and Caicos Islands at a glance
- Status
- Dependent territory
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Population
- 44,542 (2020)
- Area
- 417 km² (161 mi²)
- People are called
- Turks and Caicos Islander
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- United States dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$1.1 billion (2022)
- Head of state
- Charles III
- Head of government
- Washington Misick
- Country codes
- TC, TCA
- Calling code
- +1649
- Internet domain
- .tc
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00, , Eastern Time Zone
- Coordinates
- 21.78°, -71.8°
Turks and Caicos Islands and its neighbours
Turks and Caicos Islands borders The Bahamas, Haiti and Dominican Republic. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Neighbours
Member of
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Interpol
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
How far are you from Turks and Caicos Islands?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Turks and Caicos Islands?
The capital of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town.
What is the population of Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands has about 44,542 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 square kilometres (161 square miles).
What currency does Turks and Caicos Islands use?
The United States dollar.
What language is spoken in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The official language of Turks and Caicos Islands is English.
Which countries border Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands shares a border with The Bahamas, Haiti and Dominican Republic.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.