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Turks and Caicos Islands
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
948 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
948 sq km
Climate
tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Terrain
low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Land use
other
87.9% (2023 est.)
forest
11.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Location
two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti; note - although the Turks and Caicos Islands do not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically they are often designated as being Caribbean
Coastline
389 km
Elevation
lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point
Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos 48 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
frequent hurricanes
Geography - note
include eight large islands and numerous smaller cays, islets, and reefs; only two of the Caicos Islands and six of the Turks group are inhabited
Natural resources
spiny lobster, conch
Area - comparative
2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
21 45 N, 71 35 W
Population distribution
eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk