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Turks and Caicos Islands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (1517 words) |
 | The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom consisting of two groups of tropical island located in the Caribbean. |
 | Turks and Caicos participates in the Caribbean Development Bank, is an associate in Caricom, and maintains an Interpol sub-bureau. |
 | Owing to this, the islands' status as a British colony, and historic trade links, some politicians in Canada and the Turks and Caicos have suggested some form of union between the two countries. |
| Turks and Caicos Island Flag - World Flags 101 - Turks and Caicos Flags (260 words) |
 | The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands consists of a dark blue base with a British Union Jack in the top left quarter and the country's coat of arms on the right hand side. |
 | The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands was adopted on November 7, 1968. |
 | Previous versions of the country's flags were similar to the current flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands but the emblems were different. |