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Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean · territory of United Kingdom

Capital
Cockburn Town
Population
45,000 (2020)
Currency
US Dollar USD
Plugs
AB 120 V
Drives on the
left
Local time
Turks and Caicos Islands highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type A socket, as found in Turks and Caicos Islands Type A Type B socket, as found in Turks and Caicos Islands Type B

The Turks and Caicos Islands uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 120 V at 60 Hz.

At 120 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ US Dollar USD

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 EUR1.12 USD
1 GBP1.34 USD
1 JPY0.006359 USD
1 AUD0.7025 USD

US Dollar: where it's used and rates

Price level 132 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in the Turks and Caicos Islands are about 132% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Englishofficial98%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

The Turks and Caicos Islands is on UTC−5 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in the Turks and Caicos Islands drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries

Public holidays in the next 12 months

15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • Boxing Day (observed)

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Commonwealth Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • JAGS McCartney Day

June 2027

  • King's Birthday

August 2027

  • Emancipation Day
  • Emancipation Day (observed)
  • National Day of Thanksgiving
  • Constitution Day

September 2027

  • National Youth Day

October 2027

  • National Heritage Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 2 Exercise increased caution

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Updated 2026-03-13. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+1649
Internet domain
.tc
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Turks and Caicos Islands
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Josedar. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.