TNAG-0835-FCO40-1043-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Office-seminar-on-the-future-of-Bri-1979 — Page 21

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

ANNEX 8

1.

Size

2.

3.

Population

166 square miles

10,000

Present constitutional position: ministerial system since 1976 Executive Council and mainly elected Legislative Council.

Budget expenditure (1978): £2,500,000

4.

5.

UK aid

budgetary

£300,000

total aid per capita £124 (including project)

6.

Main activities and sources of income

7.

Fishing Tourism

Prospects: could soon be out of budgetary aid;

development

depends on tourism and just possibly salt; some recent talk of independence within 3-5 years; pressure for full internal self government.