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Turks and Caicos Islands      Country: Turks and Caicos Islands Internet: .tc Continent: Central America / Central America and the Caribbean Area: 430 sq km Population: 21,152 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2001) Population: 19.886 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 9.896 Population Women: 9.99 Annual Growth Rate: 6.073 % Birth Rate: 21.84 % Death Rate: 4.21 % Life Expectancy: 74.73 years Infant Mortality Rate: 15.18 % Fertility Rate: 3.05 % Labor Force: 4,848 Unemployment Rate: 10 % GDP Per Capita: $11,500 GDP Purchasing Power: $216,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 4.9 Inflation Rate CP: 4 % Capital: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) Capital Coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W UTC Offset: -5 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time Daylight Saving Time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October Roadways: 121 km Airports: 8 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Hosts: 2735 Telephones Mobile: 1,700 Telephones Main: 5700 Imports: $175,600,000 Exports: $169,200,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 6,510,000 Electricity Production: 7,000,000 Oil Consumption: 80 Oil Production: 0  Map of Turks and Caicos Islands

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