Turks and Caicos Islands - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands. note 1: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in eastern and southern part of country

note 2: pineapples are probably indigenous to the southern Brazil-Paraguay region . Mother's mean age at first birth is 22.9 years (2008 est.) (Note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 71 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Turks and Caicos Islands
Location Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil
Geographic coordinates 23 00 S, 58 00 W
Map references South America
Tarrain grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere
Natural Resources hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Natural Hazards local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)
Irrigated Land 1,362 sq km (2012)
Major rivers (by length in km) Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Major aquifers Guarani Aquifer System
Land Boundaries 4,655 km
Border Countries Argentina 2,531 km; Bolivia 753 km; Brazil 1,371 km
Coastline 0 km (landlocked)
Climate subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Area
Total Area
Land Area 397,302 sq km
Water Area 9,450 sq km
comparative Area about three times the size of New York state; slightly smaller than California
Maritime Claims
Elevations
Highest point Cerro Pero 842 m
Lowest point junction of Río Paraguay and Río Paraná 46 m
Mean elevation 178 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 53.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est.)
Forest 43.8% (2018 est.)
Other 2.4% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population

People and Society

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%

Population
Pop growth rate 1.09% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 15.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 7.6% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Total fertility rate 1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.92 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate 68.4% (2016)
Est married women (ages 15-49) 59.4% (2023 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
Net Migration rate -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Paraguayan | Paraguayan(s)
Languages
Religions Roman Catholic 80.4%, Protestant 7% (Evangelical (non-specific) 6.7%, Evangelical Pentecostal <0.1%, Adventist <0.1%, Protestant (non-specific) <0.1%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 5.7%, other 0.6%, agnostic <0.1%, none 0.2%, unspecified 6.2% (2023 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 22.2% (male 850,191/female 821,237)
15-64 years 68.4% (male 2,582,021/female 2,561,962)
65 years and over 9.4% (2024 est.) (male 337,164/female 369,974)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 54.4
Youth dependency ratio 44.8
Elderly dependency ratio 9.6
Potential support ratio 10.4 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 31.8 years (2024 est.)
Male 31.6 years
Female 32 years
Urbanization
Urban population 63.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 22 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 26.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 78.8 years (2024 est.)
Male 76.2 years
Female 81.6 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population
Improved: total total: 100% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 99.6% of population
Improved: rural rural: 90.6% of population
Improved: total total: 96.2% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.4% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 9.4% of population
Unimproved: total total: 3.8% of population (2020 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Degree of risk intermediate (2023)
Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases dengue fever
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 5.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 11.5% (2020 est.)
Male 18.6% (2020 est.)
Female 4.4% (2020 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 3.6%
Women married by age 18 21.6% (2016 est.)
Demographic profile

Paraguay falls below the Latin American average in several socioeconomic categories, including immunization rates, potable water, sanitation, and secondary school enrollment, and has greater rates of income inequality and child and maternal mortality. Paraguay's poverty rate has declined in recent years but remains high, especially in rural areas, with more than a third of the population below the poverty line. However, the well-being of the poor in many regions has improved in terms of housing quality and access to clean water, telephone service, and electricity. The fertility rate continues to drop, declining sharply from an average 4.3 births per woman in the late 1990s to about 2 in 2013, as a result of the greater educational attainment of women, increased use of contraception, and a desire for smaller families among young women.

Paraguay is a country of emigration; it has not attracted large numbers of immigrants because of political instability, civil wars, years of dictatorship, and the greater appeal of neighboring countries. Paraguay first tried to encourage immigration in 1870 in order to rebound from the heavy death toll it suffered during the War of the Triple Alliance, but it received few European and Middle Eastern immigrants. In the 20th century, limited numbers of immigrants arrived from Lebanon, Japan, South Korea, and China, as well as Mennonites from Canada, Russia, and Mexico. Large flows of Brazilian immigrants have been arriving since the 1960s, mainly to work in agriculture. Paraguayans continue to emigrate to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, the United States, Italy, Spain, and France.

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