Environment-international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography-note: 30 islands (eight inhabited)
@Turks and Caicos Islands:People
Population: 16,249 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: (male 2,666; female 2,588) 15-64 years: (male 5,418; female 4,907) 65 years and over: (male 293; female 377) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.77% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 27.14 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 15.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)