!!!Turks and Caicos Islands %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Turks and Caicos Islands' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='tk-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Turks- und Caicosinseln '}]