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Turks & Caicos
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Turks and Caicos are a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. The main religion is Christianity. The main language is English. Turks and Caicos became British in 1678 and a separate colony in 1959. The country is a parliamentary democratic dependency.
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 are presently a British overseas territory.
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| Official Name: |
The Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Area: |
430 square km (192 sq. miles) |
| Capital: |
Cockburn Town (Grand Turk Island) |
| Nationality: |
Turks Islanders (British Citizens) |
| Official Language: |
English |
| Population: |
23,000 |
| Currency: |
U. S. Dollar |
| Exchange Rate: |
N/A |
| Time Zone: |
GMT -5 |
| Phone Code: |
Area Code 649, plus local number |
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