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Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom    [135]
(Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: TC
LAND AREA: 430 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
>17,000 >10,000 >1,000 >100 >10 >1 <1 Unknown TOTAL
0 0 0 4 3 0 0 38 45

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 15000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 35 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year

ECONOMY
  Income/Capita: $0

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: 

Chief Minister responsible for parks; Temporary National Parks          
Commission                                                              
Fisheries Department

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION: 
Wild Birds Protection Ordinance 1969                                    
National Parks Ordinance 1975                                           
Fisheries Protection Regulations 1976                                   
Coast Protection Ordinance 1970

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS: 
Foundation for the Protection of Reefs and Islands from Degradation and 
  Exploitation (PRIDE)                                                  
Turks and Caicos Development Trust (TCDT)

REFERENCES: 
Oldfield, 1987

Last updated 01/02/98

Islands of Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom
Ambergris Cays (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
East Caicos (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
Grand Caicos (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
Grand Turk (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
North Caicos (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
Providenciales (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
Salt Cay (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
South Caicos (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)
West Caicos (United Kingdom - Turks and Caicos Is.)

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