The Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Caribbean and its capital city is Cockburn Town. The Turks Caicos Islands Flag has a blue background. It bears the Union Jack, or the flag of the UK, in the upper left-hand corner on the hoist side of the flag. Being an overseas territory of the United Kingdom the flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands bears the Union Jack. The rest of the flag represents the coat of arms shield of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The shield displays a conch shell, a crayfish, and a cactus. All these symbols stand for nature’s bounty found in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Official Name: |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Capital: |
Cockburn Town |
| Location of Turks and Caicos Islands: |
The Turks & Caicos Islands lie 575 miles southeast of Miami, Florida in an archipelago that also includes the Bahamas. |
| Area: |
417 sq. km. |
| Official Languages: |
English |
| National Flag: |
The Turks Caicos Islands Flag has a blue background. It bears the Union Jack, or the flag of the UK, in the upper left-hand corner on the hoist side of the flag. |
| Flag Ratio: |
1:2 |
| National Anthem: |
God Save the Queen |
| National symbol(s): |
conch shell, Turk’s cap cactus |
| National colors: |
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| National anthem: |
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| Name: |
“This Land of Ours” |
| Lyrics/Music: |
Conrad HOWELL |
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Fact about Turks and Caicos Islands flag
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| Country |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Designed by |
NA |
| Adopted |
7. November 1968 |
| Revision |
NA |
| Design and Colors |
The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands consists of a dark blue base with a British Union Jack in the top left quarter and the country’s coat of arms on the right-hand side. A shield from the coat of arms features a conch, a lobster, and a cactus. |
| Size Ratio |
1:2 |
