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Turks and Caicos Islands flag Turks and Caicos Islands Change log

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+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” no local terrestrial TV stations; broadcasts from the Bahamas, multi-channel cable, and satellite TV available; state-run radio network operates alongside private broadcasters, with a total of about 15 stations
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .tc
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 93.5% (2022)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 9 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 4,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 110 (2004 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 25,085 (2004 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” corn, beans, cassava (manioc, tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $224.3 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $247.3 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2016.text β€” $247.081 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2017.text β€” $35.016 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2018.text β€” $172.709 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” British Caribbean island territorial economy; GDP and its tourism industry hit hard by COVID-19 disruptions; major biodiversity locale; US dollar user; fossil fuel dependent; negative trade balance; increasing unemploym…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.text β€” the US dollar is used
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” plastics, shellfish, carbonates, tobacco, garments (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Gabon 27%, USA 25%, Zimbabwe 17%, Czechia 8%, UAE 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2016.text β€” $741.173 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2017.text β€” $602.581 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2018.text β€” $826.824 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $1.745 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 0.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 9.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 72.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, cars, aluminum structures, furniture, plastic products (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 73%, Dominican Republic 4%, Italy 3%, Japan 3%, China 2% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2016.text β€” $438.041 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2017.text β€” $484.842 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2018.text β€” $544.219 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, offshore financial services
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 2.3% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 5% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 8.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $1.293 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $1.471 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $1.554 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 14.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 13.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 5.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $28,200 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $31,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $33,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 0% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 99.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 98.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 1.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 252.088 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 94,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 12.912 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 3,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 447,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 447,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” limited natural freshwater resources
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 1.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 87.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 94.2% of total population (2023)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 948 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 948 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 389 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos 48 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Atlantic Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 21 45 N, 71 35 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” 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
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 0 sq km (2022)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 1.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 87.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” 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 Ca…
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Central America and the Caribbean
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” frequent hurricanes
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” spiny lobster, conch
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
+ Added Government.Capital.daylight saving time.text β€” +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” named after Sir Francis COCKBURN, who served as governor of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 21 28 N, 71 08 W
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text β€” UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Citizenship.text β€” see United Kingdom
+ Added Government.Constitution.history.text β€” several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011)
+ Added Government.Country name.abbreviation.text β€” TCA
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” none
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Turks and Caicos Islands
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” the Turks Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus, which is native to the islands and appears on the flag and coat of arms; the name Caicos may derive from caya hico, a phrase meaning β€œstring of islands” in the Lu…
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