Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Natural hazards:
frequent hurricanes
Environment - current issues: limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
Geography - note: about 40 islands (eight inhabited)
People Turks and Caicos Islands
Population:
20,556 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.5% (male 3,396/female 3,277)
15-64 years: 63.8% (male 6,900/female 6,220)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 342/female 421) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 27.35 years
male: 28.08 years
female: 26.62 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.9% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.23 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)