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Turks and Caicos Islands
- Location
Location Description
Two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
- Continent
- North America
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- No
- Parent Country
- United Kingdom
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is blue with the UK flag in the canton and the colonial shield centered on the fly half. The shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and a cactus.
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Language
- English
- Currency
- (dollar)
- Size
- 366 sq mi (948 sq km) — 191st largest
- Total Population
- 50,828 people — 212th largest
- Population Density
- 139 people per sq mi (53.6 people per sq km) — 162nd largest