The Turks and Caicos Islands consist of 40 islands and cays, eight of which are inhabited. These islands are located 550 miles southeast of Miami, Florida, just below the Bahamas chain and just to the east of Cuba and the island of Hispaniola. So if technically seen, the Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean Sea.

The Turks and Caicos Islands populates around 30,000 full time residents among whom the main language of communication is English. The original residents of Caicos Islands are mostly descendants of Africans however it also has a large chunk of expatriate population too. More than 200,000 tourists visit these islands annually.

Caicos Islands are a British Crown Colony where a Governor is appointed by the Queen. Most of the government offices are located in Grand Turk with the legal system is based on English Common Law.

The Caicos Islands enjoy a comfortable climate, with temperature kept at a calm level by the constant trade winds. With rainfall ranging differently at different places in the Caicos Islands, in an average year the Caicos has 350 days of sunshine with sometimes hurricane season striking them.

Like any other island, the Caicos Islands depend upon rainfall or desalinated water produced by reverse osmosis for the supply.

The economy of the Caicos Islands depends primarily on the tourism industry, real estate development and the exportation of seafood however a wide variety of financial services are also available. The official currency of Caicos is the US dollar however most hotels, restaurants and taxi services accept traveller’s cheques, most credit cards too.

In the Caicos Islands postal services are run mainly through air transportation. Service Facilities like Cable Television, Telephone Services, pay phones, calling cards, facsimile, Internet, cell phones for rent can also be easily found.

Health Care mainly runs on a small hospital on Grand Turk with number of private practitioners as well as emergency care facility and community clinics.

These Islands claim the lowest crime rates and highest crime-solved rates in the Caribbean among which confrontation and violent crimes are extremely rare.

There are few duty free goods that may be brought in to the Islands and there is no restriction on import of cameras, film or sports equipment etc. Controlled drugs and pornography are illegal.