Turks And Caicos Compare And Contrast

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The Turks and Caicos

The Turks and Caicos island has a population of around 35,000 people. That's about half of what St. Clouds population is today. The Turks and Caicos is a very unique place. It is around 616 sq miles and located at the bottom of the Bahamas chain, north of the Dominican Republic, and southeast out Miami Florida. Being 161 sq miles and only a population of 35,000 people. The capital of the Turks and Caicos is Cockburn Town with a population of 3,700. Even though the Turks use English money and speak mostly English, the British do own them. Around 2 million people travel to the Turks and Caicos each year. Well, this is partially because of the weather. The weather is 70-100° F year-round. The islands that

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