7 Facts About Caicos

1. Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the longest coral reefs in the world and the world's only conch farm.

2. Turks and Caicos established a National Health System in 2010.

3. Turks and Caicos is a British Overseas Territory and not an independent country, they, at one time, could not confer citizenship.

4. Turks and Caicos Islands are best known for ripsaw music.

5. Turks and Caicos Islands are divided into six administrative districts, headed by district commissioners.

6. Turks and Caicos Islands feature tropical climate, with relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year.

7. Turks and Caicos Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus, and the Lucayan term caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.