| Population :
| 19,956 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 32,50%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 3 301.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 3 184.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 63,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 6 696.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 6 036.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 327.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 412.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 27.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 27.9 years .
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| Median age female :
| 26.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 3.03% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 22.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.11 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.79 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 18.79 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 13.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 74.25 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 72.05 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 76.57 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.11 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| none .
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| Nationality adjective :
| none .
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| Ethnic groups :
| black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10% .
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| Religions :
| Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) .
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| Languages :
| English (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over has ever attended school .
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| Literacy total :
| 98%.
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| Literacy male :
| 99%.
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| Literacy female :
| 98% (1970 est.) .
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| Government type :
| NA .
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| Independence :
| none (overseas territory of the UK) .
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| National holiday :
| Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than half of the 93,000 visitors in the late 1990s. Major sources of government revenue include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts. Tourism fell by 6% in 2002. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services .
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| Agriculture products :
| corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish .
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| Industries :
| tourism, offshore financial services .
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| Exports commodities :
| lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells .
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| Exports partners :
| US, UK .
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| Imports commodities :
| Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) .
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| Imports partners :
| Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) .
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| Internet users :
| NA .
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| Hymne :
| .
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