| Hauptstadt | Name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) geographische Koordinaten: 21 28 N, 71 08 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Unabhängigkeit | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in Juni |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 Oktober 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) amendments: NA |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Nigel DAKIN (seit dem 15 July 2019) Regierungschef: Premier Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON (seit dem 20 December 2016); first female Premier of Turks and Caicos cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
