The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of sub-tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas and north of the island of Hispaniola. Cockburn Town, the capital, is about 1,042 kilometres (647 mi) east-southeast of Miami in the United States, The islands have a total land area of 430 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The islands are geographically contiguous to the Bahamas, but are politically a separate entity.

The total population is about 36,000, of whom approximately 22,500 live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands. Cockburn Town, the capital, is on Grand Turk Island.

For everything from history to geography to religion, click on link to Wikipedia.org.  Turks and Caicos Cultural and Historical Information

Interested in facts and statistics across a myriad of topics, click on our link to the CIA World Fact Book.  Turks and Caicos Current Government, Economic and Investment Information

For detail information on what to do, where to dine, and where to stay, click on  Turks and Caicos Travel and Tourism

Taking your own boat or planning on chartering, current marina information is invaluable, click on our link to noonsite Turks and Caicos Marinas

The following articles contain important information on how to buy property in the Turks and Caicos,  as well as residency considerations and local publications.