Turks and Caicos Islands
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The Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean known for its luxury tourism, coral reefs, and pristine white-sand beaches.
All labels observed (10)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Overseas Territory
ⓘ
archipelago ⓘ dependent territory ⓘ |
| area | approximately 948 square kilometers ⓘ |
| border |
Dominican Republic maritime boundary
ⓘ
Haiti maritime boundary ⓘ |
| callingCode | +1-649 ⓘ |
| capital | Cockburn Town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| contains |
North Caicos
ⓘ
surface form:
Caicos Islands
Grand Turk Island ⓘ Middle Caicos ⓘ North Caicos ⓘ Providenciales ⓘ Salt Cay ⓘ South Caicos ⓘ Turks and Caicos Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Turks Islands
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| currencyCode |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
USD
|
| demonym | Turks and Caicos Islander ⓘ |
| drivesOn | left ⓘ |
| economyMainSector |
offshore financial services
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| governmentType |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| hasGovernor | appointed by the British monarch ⓘ |
| hasPremier | head of government of Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| headOfState |
Prince Charles
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles III
|
| ISO3166-1Alpha2 | TC ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coral reefs
ⓘ
luxury tourism ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ white-sand beaches ⓘ |
| largestCity | Providenciales ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
|
| majorReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| nationalSymbol |
coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands
ⓘ
flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| near | Bahamas ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialReligion | none ⓘ |
| partOf | West Indies ⓘ |
| population | approximately 45000 ⓘ |
| populationRank | one of the least populous territories in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| regionalOrganizationMembership |
CARICOM associate member
ⓘ
Caribbean Community associate member ⓘ Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States associate member ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turks Islands
this entity surface form:
British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
Turks and Caicos archipelago
this entity surface form:
British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
southeastern Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form:
Turks and Caicos Islands archipelago