Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands · Caribbean
The Turks and Caicos Islands is a territory in Caribbean, with Cockburn Town as its capital, home to about 46,855 people. The Turks and Caicos Islands shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Cockburn Town |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD $) |
| Calling code | +1649 |
| ISO codes | TC / TCA / 796 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇨 |
| Population | 46,855 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 948 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .tc |
| Demonym | Turks and Caicos Islander |
About Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands is a dependency or territory in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is Cockburn Town. It has no land borders. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
To call the Turks and Caicos Islands from abroad, dial the country code +1649. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TC (alpha-2) and TCA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 46,855.
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How the Turks and Caicos Islands compares
- Density: about 49 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 19 other countries and territories use the United States dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.