============================== TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS ============================== A group of 30 islands (eight of them inhabited), lying at the eastern end of the Grand Bahama Bank, north of Haiti, the Turks and Caicos are composed of low, flat limestone terrain with scrub, marsh and swamp providing little agriculture. Tourism has recently overhauled fishing, chiefly lobster, as the main industry. Offshore banking facilities are also expanding. Area (Sq. Km.): 430 Population: 10,000 Capital: Cockburn Town Language: English Religion: Christian Government Type: British Crown Colony Currency: ? «»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«» Foreign Office Advice: Normal care and precautions should be taken. For more information ring: Foreign Office Travel Unit 0171-270-4129