1987 Edition

Aid

Australia, commitments (1970-84) $4.4 billion; US, including Ex-Im (FY7085), $220 million; other Western countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1980-85), $5 million

Airfields

180 total, 160 usable; 127 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways over 3,659 m; 25 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 50 with runways 1,220-2,4389 m

Budget

central government revenue and capital receipts, $41 billion; disbursements, $45 billion (FY85/86)

(1986) total revenues $804 million; total expenditures (1985) $820 million

(FY86) revenues, $9.08 billion; expenditures, $10.7 billion; deficit, $1.6 billion

Civil air

265 major transport aircraft

Climate

tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry

Coastline

about 300 km

Comparative area

about two and onehalf times the size of Washington, D. C.

Environment

30 islands (8 inhabited); subject to frequent hurricanes

Exclusive fishing zone

200 nm

Fiscal year

1 April-31 March

calendar year

calendar year

Land use

2% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 98% other

Monetary conversion rate

13.09 rupees=US$1 (November 1986)

.96] kina=US$1 (November 1986)

747.07 Turkish liras=US$1 (December 1986)

Pipelines

crude oil, 84 km; refined products, 322 km; natural gas, 1,800 km

Ports

17 Japanese Port Association specifically designated major ports, 110 other major ports, over 2,000 minor ports

Special notes

none

Telecommunications

excellent domestic and international service; 64.0 million telephones (53.0 per 100 popl.); 318 AM stations, 58 FM stations plus 486 relay stations; about 12,350 TV stations (196 major—1 kw or greater), and 2 satellite ground stations; submarine cables to US (via Guam), Philippines, China, and USSR

Terrain

low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps

Territorial sea

8 nm

Total area

430 km?; land area: 430 km?

Ethnic division

majority of African descent

Infant mortality rate

24.4/1,000 (1981/82)

Labor force

some subsistence agriculture; majority engaged in fishing and tourist industries

Language

English (official)

Literacy

about 99% ,

Organized labor

St. George’s Industrial Trade Union (Cockburn Harbour), 250 members

Population

9,052 (1987), average annual growth rate 2.66

Religion

Anglican, Roman Catholic Baptist, Methodist, Church of God, Seventh-Day Adventist

Administrative divisions

3 districts

Branches

executive, bicameral legislature (Executive Council, 14-member Legislative Council), judicial (Supreme Court)

Communists

none

Elections

last held in May 1984 for 11 Legislative Council seats Political parties and leaders: People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Clement Howell; Progressive National Party (PNP), Nathaniel Francis

Government leader

Michael BRADLEY, Governor (since 1987)

Legal system

based on laws of England and Wales with a small number adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas; constitution introduced in 1976

National holiday

Commonwealth Day, 31 May

Official name

Turks and Caicos Islands

Suffrage

universal adult at age 18

Type

British dependent territory Capital; Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)

Voting strength

PDM, 3 seats, PNP, 8 seats

Agriculture

corn, beans

Budget

revenues, $5.9 million; expenditures, $7.2 million (1981/82)

Electric power

1,500 kW capacity; 6 million kWh produced, 810 kWh per capita (1986)

Exports

$2.5 million (1982); crawfish, dried and fresh conch, conch shells

Fiscal year

calendar

Fishing

catch 1,050 metric tons (1983)

GDP

$15 million, per capita GDP $2,020 (1980)

Imports

$20.9 million (1982); foodstuffs, drink, tobacco, clothing

Major industries

fishing, tourism

Major trade partners

US (lobster, conch, tourism) and UK

Monetary conversion rate

uses the US dollar

Natural resources

spiny lobster, conch

Airfields

122 total, 106 usable; 62 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways over 3,659 m, 27 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 26 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

7 total, 7 usable; 4 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Civil air

30 major transport aircraft (1985)

Air Turks and Caicos (passenger service) and Turks Air Ltd. (cargo service)

Highways

19,200 km total; 640 km paved, 10,960 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized soil surface, 7,600 km unimproved earth

49,615 km total; 26,915 km bituminous; 16,500 km gravel or crushed stone; 4,000 km improved earth; 2,200 km unimproved earth (1985)

121 km, including 24 km tarmac

Inland waterways

10,940 km

about 1,200 km

Pipelines

1,738 km crude oil; 2,321 km refined products

Ports

5 principal, 9 minor Civil air; about 15 major transport aircraft

4 major, 10 secondary, 18 minor

4 major (Grand Turk, Salt Cay, Providenciales, Cockburn Harbour)

Railroads

none

8,193 km 1.485-meter standard gauge; 204 km double track; 109 km electrified (1985)

none

Telecommunications

fair domestic and international systems; trunk radio-relay network; 2.8 million telephones (5.5 per 100 popl.); 17 AM, 49 FM, 356 TV stations; 2 satellite ground station antennas, 1 submarine telephone cable

fair cable and radio services; 1,400 telephones (16.9 per 100 popl.); 1 AM station; 2 submarine cables; 1 satellite ground station; several TV stations

Branches

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (air force), Maritime Safety Agency (coast guard)

Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie

police

Military budget

actual for fiscal year ending 31 March 1988, $21.7 billion; 6.4% of total budget

for fiscal year ending 31 December 1986, $2.9 billion; 17.3% of central government budget Turks and Caicos Islands i ———20kms North Atlantic ia Ocean North Caicos att Middle Caicos Anam East Caicos g Providenciales West Carcos x Cockburn, GRAND TURK* Harbour (Cockburnf/ i Town) Si i + Salt 4+; x Cay 7 =# Turks Islands North Atlantic Ocean

Military manpower

males 15-49, 31,610,000; 27,225,000 fit for military service; 1,010,000 reach military age (18) annually

males 15-49, 18,296,000; 8,136,000 fit for military service; 582,000 reach military age (20) annually