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The Turks and Caicos are comprised of forty islands in the western Atlantic, south of the Bahamas. If smaller landmasses such as rocks and stacks are included the total rises to around three hundred. However only eight islands are inhabited, six in the Caicos and two in the Turks.
Many countries have set up colonies. The Latin 'colonia' was a word the Romans used thousands of years ago for something that likely dates back thousands of years before that.Today (2016), countries that claim colonies include:France (French Polynesia, New Caledonia)New Zealand (Tokelau)United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos)United States (American Samoa, Guam, US Virgin Islands)
600 islands make up Minrontises
The Islands that make up the Windward Island are Grenada,St.Lucia,St.vincent and Dominica.
the islands that make up the Cayman Islands are, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, and Cayman Brac.
There are over 260 outlying islands that make up Hong Kong.
The Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands at low tide and 7,107 islands at high tide.
7000 islands
Turks live predominantly in Turkey. There are also large numbers of Turks living in Europe (over 5 million), especially Germany which has a Turkish population of 3 million. Turks also make up 10% of Bulgaria's population.
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115 islands
The Caribbean islands make up a large group of islands called the Caribbean archipelago. This archipelago consists of over 7000 islands, of which about 13 are independent countries.