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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Turks and Caicos Islands
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
- Electricity: 110V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency:US Dollar (US$)
- Country Dialing Code: 649
Turks and Caicos Islands
Location
Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Capital
Grand Turk
Population
20,556 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Climate
tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Ethnic groups
black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%
Religions
Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
Languages
English (official)
Government type
NA
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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